UPL 39552
IMAGE"Nut Cracker" Douglas-Long Beach B-17F-10-DL Flying Fortress, s/n 42-2985, 414th BS, 97th BG, 12th AF. Hit by flak on 1 August 1943 mission to bomb the airfield at Naples, Italy. 5 KIA, 5 POW.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Airplane Commander
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11032505
- Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer; Engineer; Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Nutcracker
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron
Locations
- Site type: Airfield
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Sources
http://www.reddog1944.com/RAST_97th%20BG%20414th%20BS.htm
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