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A jury-rigged 20mm cannon mount in the nose of A B-17F Flying Fortress nicknamed "Roundtrip Jack" of the 385th Bomb Group, 14 August 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '#4.' Printed caption on reverse: 'Close-up of frontal view shows how gun mount was fabricated to fit into the B-17 plexiglass nose. Also, note crack in glass.'
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A jury-rigged 20mm cannon mount in the nose of A B-17F Flying Fortress nicknamed "Roundtrip Jack" of the 385th Bomb Group, 14 August 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '#4.' Printed caption on reverse: 'Close-up of frontal view shows how gun mount was fabricated to fit into the B-17 plexiglass nose. Also, note crack in glass.'

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Units

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5897) nicknamed "Roundtrip Jack" of the 385th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '385th BG, 4th C.W.'

42-5897

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Round Trip Jack
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection