UPL 56086
IMAGEAN 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- 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
Locations
- Site type: Airfield