Edgar S Nichols

Military
media-45995.jpeg UPL 45995 S/Sgt. Edgar S Nichols

From scan of photo given to me by Capt William Whitson pilot of 42-2973 JJ-S Old Bill

Object Number - UPL 45995 - S/Sgt. Edgar S Nichols

15 May 1943 20 mm shells from FW190 came through window, shot away plexiglass nose. Plane was Old Bill B-17 42-29673

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-29673

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Old Bill
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron 422nd Bomb Squadron

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey pp 122-1

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Object number: UPL 45995 - S/Sgt. Edgar S Nichols