324th Bomb Squadron “Dear Becky” Nose Art

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***Metal Mounting Standoffs are no longer available, please note new mounting hardware below

Material
– Aluminum plate coated with white eco-friendly coating
– 0.045″ thick
– 1/8″ rounded corners

Print
– Brilliant white high gloss surface for unsurpassed detail and vibrance

Mounting
– Ready to hang
– Metal float bracket (small sizes)
– Inset frame with cleat (large sizes)
– 3/4″ float from wall

Care
– Clean with a non-abrasive cloth that is damp with water

324th Bomb Squadron “Dear Becky” Nose Art

Name: 324th Bomb Squadron "Dear Becky" Nose Art
Brand: Squadron Posters
SKU: MNA324thbsv2
Availability: InStock

324th Bomb Squadron “Dear Becky” Metal Nose Art.

324th Bomb Squadron “Dear Becky” Metal Nose Art Aircraft Name: “Dear Becky” (42-38128) B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber, was delivered Denver 21/12/43; Las Vegas 26/12/43; Kearney 12/1/44; Assigned 324BS / 91BG [DF-Z] Bassingbourn 25/2/44 as “CUTTY SARK”; re-named after 36 missions to “RED ALERT”; 83m Missing in Action Altenbeken 26/11/44 with Adolph Miller, Co-pilot: Dick Prunty (2 Killed in Action); Tom Bottomley, Alton Lowe, Tom Kincade, Dan Moynihan, Lester Pearson, Bill Hurtley, Glenn Knudson (7 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, exploded and crashed Furstenau, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 10838. The 324th bomb squadron (324BS) was established as a B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber squadron in early 1942. It trained under Third Air Force in the southeastern United States with final training under Second Air Force in Washington. The 324th deployed to the European Theater of Operations, where it became part of VIII Bomber Command in England. It was one of earliest American heavy bomber squadrons to arrive in England.

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The “Dear Becky” crew completed its 5^th combat mission on November 25^th, bombing a factory near Merseburg. It was customary after the fifth combat mission to receive a 72 hour pass and a promotion for crew members. However, at the debriefing on November 25 they were informed that November 26 would be a “max effort” which meant that all four of the squadrons that made up the 91^st Bomb Group would participate. The target on November 26^th was a railway viaduct at Altenbeken, a vital point on the railway line between Kassel and Hanover. The 324^th squadron determined formation position by drawing lots. Unfortunately for the crew of the Dear Becky, on November 26 they drew the high outside formation position which bomber crews referred to as “coffin corner” because it would be the plane most vulnerable to fighter attack. Just after the squadron initiated the bomb run, they were attacked by a wave of Messerschmitt ME-109 fighters. The Dear Becky was struck by fighter fire during the first pass. Co-pilot Prunty was struck and killed by fighter fire and the inside engine on the right burst into flames which spread throughout the plane as it began a steady descent. The crew was able to bail out. During his parachute descent, Pilot Miller saw the Dear Becky explode in the air as it neared the ground. In recent years, airplane parts identifiable as coming from the Dear Becky have been recovered and catalogued.

Pilot A.P. Miller Jr., was flying when shot down over Nazi Germany on November 26, 1944 and survived. After being taken to the famous/infamous interrogation center in Oberusel, he spent the remainder of the war as POW #6499 at Stalag Luft 1 in Barth, Germany. That camp was liberated by the Russians approaching from the east in May 1945. Pilot A.P. Miller Jr. eventually lived a full and wonderful life back in his hometown where he ended up out-living most of his captors. He died at age 92 in 2014. (Information provided by his son, Paul Miller).

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