UPL 56086

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AN EIGHTH AAF BOMBER COMMAND STATION, ENGLAND. 2nd Lt. Owen D. (Cowboy) Roane, pilot of the Eight Air force Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Torchy III," sits beside the 20 mm cannon shell hole blasted into the wing of his big bomber by Nazi fighters... https://www.fold3.com/image/29022845

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Units

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18006165 / T-120216 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Laden Maiden, Torchy 3
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron

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ContributorRoss Smith
ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations, person associations, place associations and aircraft associations