UPL 28162
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A bottle of Vat 69 is on display at the Mighty Eighth Museum. This caption explains why: 'The navigator suggested the name VAT 69 since this was the Scotch whiskey the crew drank at their parties... Fifty years later the 398th Bomb Group had a reunion in England at the site of the old air base. The distillery in Scotland found out about the reunion and sent a case of VAT 69 for the crew. This last bottle is reserved for the co-pilot who was killed in action.'
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Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Vat 69
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 398th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron 600th Bomb Squadron
Revisions
Date:
ContributorLucy May
ChangesCreated entry with caption and aircraft associations
Sources
Photo of display at the Mighty Eighth Museum was sent through by Chiles Cross.