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Nose Art for B-17G 42-32045 "Silver Slipper"

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Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (QJ-R, serial number 42-32045) of the 339th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group.
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Silver Slipper
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron

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Nose Art from B-17G 42-32045 assigned to 96th Bomb Group, 339th Bomb Squadron. My father, Norman F. Christian, was on this aircraft when it was shot down on July 19, 1944 over Schweinfurt, Germany.