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Ground personnel of the 351st Bomb Group stand beneath the nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-3136) nicknamed "No Balls At All". Handwritten caption on reverse: '21/5/43. Home Mears, Willard Tease, George Biegner.'
Group
The 351st Bomb Group flew strategic bombing missions from their base at Polebrook, Northamptonshire from April 1943 to June 1945. The Group's most famous member was Hollywood actor Clark Gable, who flew four/ five missions with them as an observer...
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 26/2/43; Presque Is 8/4/43; Assigned 511BS/351BG [DS-P] Polebrook 5/6/43 EIGHT BALL; Missing in Action Amsterdam (22m) 22/2/44 with Walt Leclerc, Co-pilot: Jim Ellis, Navigator: George Kiduff, Bombardier: Art Starratt, Flight...
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 08 September 2014 15:39:02 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection |
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