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A damaged B-17 Flying Fortress (42-3136) nicknamed "No Balls At All" of the 351st Bomb Group gets a new nose section from another damaged Fortress. Official caption printed on image: '(GE-16-1-351)(14-6-43)(A/C 23136)(Nose Section Replaced).' Handwritten caption on reverse: '21/5/'43.'

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Units

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A damaged B-17 Flying Fortress (42-3136) nicknamed "No Balls At All" of the 351st Bomb Group gets a new nose section from another damaged Fortress. Official caption printed on image: '(GE-16-1-351)(14-6-43)(A/C 23136)(Nose Section Replaced).' Handwritten caption on reverse: '21/5/'43.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: No Ball at All
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection