FRE 7696
IMAGEA 20mm cannon in the nose of a B-17F Flying Fortress nicknamed "Roundtrip Jack" of the 385th Bomb Group, 14 August 1943. Official caption on image: "(GE-1-1-385)(14-8-43)(20mm Flex Cannon Nose Mount B-17F)." Handwritten caption on reverse: '#2. 14/8/43A. 81.' Printed caption on reverse: 'When cannon was released and swung to center, it left little room between hand grips and instrument panel.'
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Round Trip Jack
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron