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Captain Allen V. Martini, a pilot of the 305th Bomb Group, with his B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Dry Martini and the Cocktail Kids the 4th". Printed caption on reverse: '71077 USAF - Capt. Allen V. Martini, pilot of San Francisco, California, looks up at his Boeing B-17 "Dry Martini 4th, The Cocktail Kids" of the 305th Bomb Group based in England . 20 May 1943. U.S. AIR Force Photo.'
Group
The 305th Bombardment Group (Heavy), nicknamed "Can Do" was activated 1-March-1942 at Salt Lake City Air Base, Utah which was their primary training base until 11-Jun-1942 when they relocated to Geiger Field, Washington until 29-Jun-1942, then on to...
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B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 9/9/42; Presque Is 19/10/42; Assigned 422BS/305BG [JJ-M] Chelveston 30/10/42, then 364BS [WF-M]; Missing in Action Stuttgart 6/9/43 with Ron Dahly, Co-pilot: Roger Jones broke both legs, Bombardier: Bill Beckman, Radio Operator:...
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 08 September 2014 15:18:42 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection |
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