UPL 40659

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LITTLE CEASAR, an overseas original complement of the 96th BG, B-17F-70-BO 42-29755 per FORTLOG. The aircraft was soon transfered to the 381st BG and later returned to the USA. A partial bailout lead to a MACR involving this B-17F and six of crew taken POW. This is not the later 96th BG F-100-BO, 42-30370 , which had a more advanced nose configuration. Note the twin nose guns arrangement here which were common circa March, 1943.

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Units

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: LITTLE CEASAR, Gremlins Delite, Last Straw
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group

Revisions

Date:
Contributorphil marchese
ChangesChanges to aircraft associations
Sources

Marchese, Flying Fortress 1936 1945

Date:
Contributorphil marchese
ChangesCreated entry with collection, caption and unit associations
Sources

Marchese, FLYING FORTRESS 1936 1945

Osborne, FORTLOG

image with F-70-BO configuration.