UPL 69772

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Gunners Snow White/The Short Arm
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Gunners of Lt. Bob Cross’ Crew

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A diagrammatic layout of AAF Station 174 - the USAAF codename for Sudbury airfield - while the 486th Bomb Group were stationed at the airbase as of the 22 June 1944.

486th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

SSgt C. Robert “Bob” Suing

43-38136

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Snow White
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron 838th Bomb Squadron
A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-6616) nicknamed "Short Arm" of the 486th Bomb Group. Image by Alexander "Cal" Sloan. Written on slide casing: 'Short Arm 4N:A, 46616, 5/45.'

44-6616

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron

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