UPL 46809
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42-102972 - Heavenly Cent, Boston Blackie, Miss Boston 390th BG, 571 BS My grandfather, James V. Edmondson was pilot of this plane for 18 missions starting on 5 June 1944 and last one on 25 August 1944 You can see how "Blackie" was taken off the plane and "Miss" added above Boston.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: - Heavenly Cent - Boston Blackie - Miss Boston
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
Locations
![A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380433.jpg.webp?itok=L7HbOA_i)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Revisions
Date:
Contributorjeremyedmondson
ChangesChanges to collection and aircraft associations
Sources
Personal collection
Date:
Contributorjeremyedmondson
ChangesChanges to caption
Sources
Added note to look at the image to see the word Blackie had been removed and MISS added.
Date:
Contributorjeremyedmondson
ChangesCreated entry with collection, caption, unit associations, person associations and place associations
Sources
Personal collection acquired of the years.