UPL 32968

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"The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Wabash Cannon-Ball" of the 322nd Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group makes a pretty picture as it wings its way through the sky on a bombing mission on 28 January 1944." - 8 January 1944: No "counter" scheduled today, but the B-17F "Wabash Cannonball" (serial 42-29947, coded LG-U) of the 322nd BS, 91st BG. The next day 2Lt John W Smith's crew would take the "Cannonball" to Frankfurt.

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Units

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Wabash Cannonball" of the 91st Bomb Group, featuring the Disney character "Goofy". On reverse: 'Not For Publication, For Personal Use Only, Passed by US Army Examiner 10143' [Stamp].
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Wabash Cannonball, Target for Tonight
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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