42-31501 Ole Miss Destry, Son of a Blitz

A B-17G Flying Fortress nicknamed "Ole Miss Destry", of the 305th Bomb Group. Printed caption on reverse: '71067 AC - The Boeing B-17 "Ole Miss Destry" (A/C 501) of the 305th Bomb Group based in England. 24 May 1945. U.S. Air Force Photograph.' media-407746.jpg FRE 4339 A B-17G Flying Fortress nicknamed "Ole Miss Destry", of the 305th Bomb Group. Printed caption on reverse: '71067 AC - The Boeing B-17 "Ole Miss Destry" (A/C 501) of the 305th Bomb Group based in England. 24 May 1945. U.S. Air Force Photograph.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 4339 - A B-17G Flying Fortress nicknamed "Ole Miss Destry", of the 305th Bomb Group. Printed caption on reverse: '71067 AC - The Boeing B-17 "Ole Miss...

Delivered Cheyenne 12/11/43; Billings 15/11/43; Kearney 28/11/43; Presque Is 10/12/43; Assigned 366BS/305BG [KY-R] Chelveston 12/12/43 `OLE' MISS DESTRY; transferred 401BG Deenethorpe 20/5/45; 138m, Returned to the USA 121 BU Bradley 8/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 12/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 8/12/45. SON OF A BLITZ.

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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
A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

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

People

Jerome J Chart

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Anthony Teta

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Navigator

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Revisions

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added some punctuation to the "A/C nicknames" to aid clarity.

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

42-31501: Gallery (3 items)

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-31501) nicknamed "Ole Miss Destry" of the 305th Bomb Group in flight. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Ole Miss Destry. via J. Collins.'

Object number: FRE 4323 - A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-31501)...

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-31501) nicknamed "Ole Miss Destry" of the 305th Bomb Group in flight.

Object number: FRE 4325 - A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-31501)...

A B-17G Flying Fortress nicknamed "Ole Miss Destry", of the 305th Bomb Group. Printed caption on reverse: '71067 AC - The Boeing B-17 "Ole Miss Destry" (A/C 501) of the 305th Bomb Group based in England. 24 May 1945. U.S. Air Force Photograph.'

Object number: FRE 4339 - A B-17G Flying Fortress nicknamed "Ole Miss Destry...