Capt. Joe Hammersley salutes from B-17 44-8271 "Butch" after his last mission from Mendlesham Field to Bremen Germany on February 24, 1945.
Capt. Joe Hammersley salute from B-17 44-8271 named "Butch"after mission from Mendlesham Field to Bremen Germany on February 24, 1945 This is the last mission for Hammersley and Crew 92.
More photos and information are at www.johnfunk.com/WWII/
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Online Comments on Flickr:
Sheley, D., Online posting, January 1, 2011
"Butch"
Lockheed/Vega B-17G-55-VE Flying Fortress
s/n 44-8271
391st BS, 34th BG, 8th AF
Flew 80 missions.
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Asher, G., Online Posting. October 18, 2011
B-17G serial 44-8271 "Butch" assigned to the 391st Bomb Sq, 34th BG. Joining the unit in August 1944, she survived the war to return Stateside with a load of veterans on 21 June 1945; by 2 December she was parked with a multitude of her sisters at Kingman, AZ.
Capt. Joe Hammersley salutes from B-17 44-8271 "Butch" after his last mission from Mendlesham Field to Bremen Germany on February 24, 1945.
Capt. Joe Hammersley salute from B-17 44-8271 named "Butch"after mission from Mendlesham Field to Bremen Germany on February 24, 1945 This is the last mission for Hammersley and Crew 92.
More photos and information are at www.johnfunk.com/WWII/
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Online Comments on Flickr:
Sheley, D., Online posting, January 1, 2011
"Butch"
Lockheed/Vega B-17G-55-VE Flying Fortress
s/n 44-8271
391st BS, 34th BG, 8th AF
Flew 80 missions.
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Asher, G., Online Posting. October 18, 2011
B-17G serial 44-8271 "Butch" assigned to the 391st Bomb Sq, 34th BG. Joining the unit in August 1944, she survived the war to return Stateside with a load of veterans on 21 June 1945; by 2 December she was parked with a multitude of her sisters at Kingman, AZ.