UPL 57231
IMAGELead crew on a bombing mission to Helgoland, an islandin the North Sea belonging to Germany, pose in front of the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "The Vicious Virgin". 29 July 1943. Rear L-R: Frederick llgen, Curtis Olsen, Byron Butt, Alex Strickland, Edgar Snyder. Front L-R: Ralph Strohsack, James Baart, Raymond Peck, Albert Martel, Edward McGill.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39020605
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15068601 / O-663236
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 10600464
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Aerial Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-719136
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Scarlet Harlot aka Vat 69 aka Vicious Virgin
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron