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	26 August 1944: SSGT Henry Warden of the 452nd Bomb Group adds a homey touch to his waist gun position on the B-17G "Home Sweet Home." The group flew a mission to Brest this day. Source WWII US Air Force Photos…Page 9 Made 06 Aug 2009
	5 April 1944: Ball turret gunner SSGT Roland Clark of the 452nd Bomb Group touches up the nose art of "Dog Breath" (B-17G 42-31330) following battle damage repairs. While still in training in Pyote, Texas, the crew spent time at a local bar. Pilot Herman “Butch” Beuchat would often have trouble getting his copilot Everett Phillips out of bed the next morning. Once Beuchat tried to wake Phillips, and Phillips blew in his face. Beuchat replied "Man, you have dog breath” - and the nose art was born. Source WWII US Air Force Photos…Page 1 Made 06 Aug 2009
	3 March 1943: A clumsily-censored photo of the nose art on a 306th Bomb Group B-17F assigned to LT Robert W. Seelos' crew at Thurleigh. Source WWII US Air Force Photos…Page 1 Made 05 Aug 2009
	9 October 1943: a Boeing B-17F of the 95th Bomb Group is on its way to Marienburg, Germany. 23 Fortresses were dispatched for the mission; one was lost, three others damaged - one so badly that it was salvaged. Source WWII US Air Force Photos…Page 1 Made 05 Aug 2009
	24 February 1944: B-17G 42-37779 "Pist'l Packin' Mama" (coded DF-B) of the 324th Bomb Sq, 91st BG, on her way home from Schweinfurt. Source WWII US Air Force Photos…Page 43 Made 21 Jun 2009
	30 December 1943: B-17G 42-37736 "Duke of Paducah" (coded DF-G) was safely back on her hardstand from a trip to Ludwigshafen, when "The Black Swan" (B-17F 42-29895, coded DF-H) taxied by - a bit too close. The "Duke" was out of action over two weeks while her nose was repaired. Source WWII US Air Force Photos…Page 1 Made 20 Jun 2009
	25 February 1944: LT John D. Davis' crew aboard B-17G 42-31578 "My Darling Also" (coded LL-L) of the 401st Bomb Sq, 91st BG on their way to Augsburg. Source WWII US Air Force Photos…Page 3 Made 19 Jun 2009
	25 February 1944: B-17F 41-24505 "Quitcherbitchin" (coded DF-E) of the 324th Bomb Sq, 91st BG. Loaned to the 401st Bomb Sq, being flown here by LT C.V. Mason's crew. Source WWII US Air Force Photos…Page 3 Made 19 Jun 2009
	25 February 1944: B-17G 42-31578 "My Darling Also" (coded LL-L) of the 401st Bomb Sq, 91st BG. 1LT John D. Davis & crew are aboard today. Source WWII US Air Force Photos…Page 1 Made 19 Jun 2009
	25 February 1944: MAJ James H. McPartlin leads the 401st Bomb Sq in B-17F 42-5729 "Buccaneer" (coded LL-E, left) with LT. F.C. Ammann's crew flying B-17G 42-31079 (coded LL-J), a "no name" Fortress of the 91st BG. This ship would be lost on 6 March over Berlin with LT Paris R. Coleman & crew; six crewmen became POWs for the duration. Coleman and three otherss were KIA. Source WWII US Air Force Photos…Page 1 Made 19 Jun 2009
	20 August 1944: Either the date is incorrect, or B-17G 43-38088 "Redwing" (coded LG-R) of the 322nd Bomb Sq, 91st BG was up for a practice flight. Assigned to 2LT Robert Schuck's crew, they flew their first mission aboard her on 14 August to Frescaty. The next attempt came on the 24th to Kolleda; however, an oxygen system failure resulted in Schuck aborting during assembly. "Redwing" survived to see the end of hostilities, compiling a record of over 60 missions. Source WWII US Air Force Photos…Page 1 Made 19 Jun 2009
	18 March 1944: 1LT Cecil G. Gorby & crew aboard B-17G 42-31580 "Merry Widow" (coded OR-A) of the 323rd Bomb Sq, 91st BG, on their way home from a trip to Oberpfaffen-hofen. Less than two months later the "Widow" would be lost with 1LT Nenad Kovachevich's crew on the 7 May mission to Berlin. Seven crewmen survived to become POWs; Kovachevich and another crewman were KIA. Source WWII US Air Force Photos…Page 1 Made 19 Jun 2009
	20 December 1943: B-17F 42-29837 "Lady Luck" (coded DF-A) of the 324th Bomb Sq, 91st BG heads home from a trip to Bremen. She flew her final combat sortie on 25 February 1944 to Augsburg with LT John Klotz's crew, and returned to the States for a War Bond tour. She was scrapped at Stillwater, OK at war's end. Source WWII US Air Force Photos…Page 3 Made 18 Jun 2009
	25 April 1945: Ella Prentice, an English civilian secretary assigned to 1st CBW headquarters, prepares to christen B-17G 44-6975 of the 91st BG. The aircraft was nicknamed "Our Bridget" after Mrs. Prentice, who was known by that name to staff members for reasons unknown. Stripped of her armament before she arrived at Bassingbourn (replaced with bunks, extra seats and a kitchen), the aircraft flew two combat missions as a scout: 15 April to Bordeaux and the 17th to Dresden. Source WWII US Air Force Photos…Page 1 Made 18 Jun 2009
	B-17F 42-30157 "Hell's Belles" (coded OR-P) sits forlornly in a farmer's field adjacent to Bassingbourn. On the 30 July 1943 mission to Kassel, 2LT Donald van der Heyde's crew was beaten up and turned back just after crossing the Dutch coast. Landing with the hydraulic system shot out, "Hell's Belles" had no way to stop, careening off the runway and incurring more damage as it rode rough-shod through the field. It was declared salvage shortly thereafter. Source WWII US Air Force Photos…Page 1 Made 18 Jun 2009
	5 January 1944: B-17F 42-5804 "Hell's Halo" (coded LG-R) of the 322nd Bomb Sq, 91st BG, isn't on the mission schedule today - at least as far as the squadron's daily reports are concerned. She flew the previous day's sortie to Kiel with CAPT LeRoy B. Everett's crew. On the 11th, beaten up badly over Oschersleben, Everett's crew crash-landed "Hell's Halo" at the 389th BG's Home field of Hethel; she was good only for the salvage crews after that. Source WWII US Air Force Photos…Page 1 Made 18 Jun 2009
	18 June 1944: B-17G 42-107027 "Hikin' For Home" (coded LG-Y) of the 322nd Bomb Sq, 91st BG, flies a practice hop while the rest of the group blasted Hamburg. Previously known as "The Bloody Bucket," this ship was badly damaged on the 5 June mission to Houlgate. After extensive repairs (and re-naming), she was assigned to LT David Hanst's crew - who would go to Hamburg themselves aboard this ship on 20 June. She would eventually log over 90 combat sorties (later coded LG-X) before the end of the war. Source WWII US Air Force Photos…Page 1 Made 18 Jun 2009
	December 1943: Another captioning error. B-17F 42-5714 (coded OR-N), a "no name" Fortress of the 323rd Bomb Sq, 91st BG, was lost on the 14 October 1943 mission to Nancy with 2LT Robert M. Slane's crew. Most of them bailed out; tail gunner SGT Claud J. Smith was mortally wounded by enemy fighters and navigator 2LT Arthur G. Foster evaded capture. Slane belly-landed the ship, not knowing if Smith was still alive. Slane was captured; he and the remaining seven crewmen became POWs for the duration of the war. Source WWII US Air Force Photos…Page 1 Made 18 Jun 2009
	9 March 1944: NOT. An unfortunate captioning error, the last mission flown by B-17F 42-30712 "Miss Minookie" (coded OR-R) of the 323rd Bomb Sq, 91st BG was on 21 February - a strike from which she and LT Neal P. Ward's crew failed to return. Leading a spare element, "Miss Minookie" lagged behind and missed a turn by the rest of the formation in broken cumulus. Before they could catch up, they were hit by fighters. Four crewmen were KIA; Ward and the remining five became POWs for the duration of the war. Source WWII US Air Force Photos…Page 1 Made 18 Jun 2009
	28 January 1944: No "counter" scheduled today, but the B-17F "Wabash Cannonball" (serial 42-29947, coded LG-U) of the 322nd Bomb Sq, 91st BG. The next day 2LT John W. Smith's crew would take the "Cannonball" to Frankfurt. Source WWII US Air Force Photos…Page 1 Made 17 Jun 2009

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