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B-17 301st Bombardment Group “Dirty Gertie” Nose Art

B-17 301st Bombardment Group “Dirty Gertie” Nose Art

Aircraft Name: “Dirty Gertie” (42-5143) B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber, assigned to the 301st Bomb Group / 352nd (52 missions); Transferred to 347BS / 99BG Oudna 11/14/43 (25 missions) became weather AC 8/6/44 ; Salvage 1/17/45

During World War II the 301st Bombardment Group was a highly decorated group flying B-17 Flying Fortresses that served primarily in North Africa and Italy. It operated as part of Eighth, Twelfth and Fifteenth Air Forces.