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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.
Group
The 390th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from Framlingham, Suffolk, between July 1943 and the end of the war in Europe. The Group was engaged in strategic missions until the invasion of Europe when its role became more of a tactical one. This...
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered, Cheyenne, 24/4/44; Kearney 6/5/44; Dow Field, 21/5/44; Assigned 571BS/390BG [FC-F] Framlingham, 26/5/44. Heavenly Cent; Missing in Action, Hannover, 14/3/45 with Roy Creaseman, Joe McAllister, Mike Bursin, Boyce Pruitt, George Gouldthrite,...
Military site : airfield
Built for the Eighth Air Force from 1942 to 43, Framlingham was home first to the 95th Bomb Group, before that unit moved to RAF Alconbury. From 1943 to 1945, it was operated by the 390th Bomb Group. The airfield was handed back to the RAF in 1945, and...
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 08 January 2021 23:12:07 | jeremyedmondson | Changes to caption |
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Added note to look at the image to see the word Blackie had been removed and MISS added. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 08 January 2021 23:08:40 | jeremyedmondson | Changes to collection and aircraft associations |
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Personal collection |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 08 January 2021 23:07:05 | jeremyedmondson | Created entry with collection, caption, unit associations, person associations and place associations |
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Personal collection acquired of the years. |
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