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B-17G-5-BO #42-31213 "Pistol Packin' Mama" 303rd BG - 359th BS Shot Down 30 March 1944

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Units

Insignia associated with the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group of the 8th Air Force.

359th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-31213

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Pistol Packin Mama
Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron

Locations

Aerial photograph of the east end of Molesworth airfield looking north, the control tower and two T2 hangars are right of the vertical runway, 5 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/889. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Molesworth

Site type: Airfield

Revisions

Date: 5 Nov 2022 07:39:47

Contributor466thHistorian

ChangesChanges to aircraft associations

Sources

https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/b17/42-31213-pistol-packin-mama/

Date: 10 Jul 2020 17:44:04

Contributor466thHistorian

ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations and place associations

Sources

https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/b17/42-31213-pistol-packin-mama/