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B-17G-5-BO #42-31200 "Old Crow" Code: GN-V 303rd BG - 427th BS aka "The Bad Penny"

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Units

Insignia associated with the 427th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group of the 8th Air Force.

427th Bomb Squadron

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

Aircraft

Sergeant Albert Steele Jr, Corporal Alvin Funk and Master Sergeant Earnest Malott with B-17 Flying Fortress (GN-V, serial number 42-31200) nicknamed "Old Crow" of the 303rd Bomb Group

42-31200

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Old Crow
Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th 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: 11 Jul 2020 01:44:15

Contributor466thHistorian

ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations

Sources

https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/b17/42-31200-old-crow-aka-the-bad-penny/