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Nose art painted by Ann Haywood
Anerican Red Cross
Aero Club
385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield, England
DRAGON LADY B-17F 42-30836 551st Squadron
Ann Haywood used her vivid imagination to create this powerful
nose art painting which was based around an idea from one of the crew.
Assigned to 385th Bomb Group in mid September 1943, this B17F
was lost on 13th February 1944 while attacking a NoBall V-weapon site
near Calais. A direct flak hit wounded several crew members and put two
engines out of action. Struggling back, the Fortress was forced to ditch into the
Channel. Pilot Lt Edwin Herron pulled six of his crew from the sinking
aircraft and was later awarded a DSC for his actions. Air Sea Rescue picked
up seven survivors after two and half hours.
© Ray Bowden
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