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The B-17 Skipper, one of the longest serving Fortresses
of the war, returning to Thurleigh on a cold afternoon in late
January 1945. Flying with the 367th Squadron of the 306th Bomb
Group, Skipper was badly damaged in November 1944, repaired
and returned to service to finish the war with over 100 combat
missions flown. Depicted here, the bare metal replacement section
in the tail, and several flak patches, have yet to be repainted
by her busy ground crew.
Signed by four B-17 pilots who flew with the Eighth Air Force.
Paul H. Greer - William P. Kincheloe - Don Nielsen - Robert Paris. |
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