UPL 26865
IMAGE" 1st Lt Philip T Palmer [ Wellington, Kansas ], bombardier on the Boeing B-17 "The Bad Penny", gives a final check on a gun before the plane starts out on a mission over enemy territory from its base In Cambridge, England. 5 May 1943. " NARA Ref 342-FH-3A12116-79042AC.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17010818 / O-727114
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Bad Penny
- Unit: 403rd Air Depot 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron 324th Bomb Squadron Headquarters Squadron (8th Air Force)