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A B-17 Flying Fortress (XM-J, serial number 43-38138) nicknamed "Ice Cold Kate" of the 332nd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, takes off. Image via Byron Trent. Written on slide casing: 'XM:J, 338138 94 BG Ice Cold Kate.' Reversed, needs to be re-uploaded.
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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: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Commanding Officer of 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Revisions
Date:
ContributorLucy May
ChangesChanges to caption and unit associations
Sources
Added Bomb Squadron association. See 'Bloody Skies: U.S. Eighth Air Force Battle Damage in World War II'
By Nicholas A. Veronico, pg. 172:
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=w4BqBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA172&lpg=PA172&dq=…