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A B-17 Flying Fortress (LV-X serial number 41-2578, "War Weary") nicknamed "Big Tin Bird" used as a hack plane by the 20th Fighter Group.
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A B-17 Flying Fortress (LV-X serial number 41-2578, "War Weary") nicknamed "Big Tin Bird" used as a hack plane by the 20th Fighter Group.

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A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-2578) nicknamed "Butcher Shop" of the 92nd Bomb Group at Bovingdon. Written on slide casing: 'B-17 E 12578 Oldest fortress in 8AF Bovingdon, 1943.'

41-2578

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Butcher Shop/ Big Tin Bird
  • Unit: 97th Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron 340th Bomb Squadron 77th Fighter Squadron

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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection