This new decal
sheet from Cutting Edge
Modelworks includes markings for 3 different B-17's.
The
first aircraft is a B-17G-1-BO "Stingy" flown by Lt.
Nicholas Jorgenson with the 338 BS, 96 BG from Snetterton Heath in
early 1944. The paint scheme is Olive Drab on top and neutral
Gray on the underside. This plane was lost in a mid-air
training mission on Oct 11 1944. This aircraft has nose art of
a young cartoon fellow standing on a cloud with a orange lightning
bolt behind him holding a bomb under each arm. Beside this
artwork is the text "Stingy". This aircraft has many
25 mission markings. Code letters on the side of the rear
fuselage is "BX W".
The
second aircraft is a B-17F-60-DL "Carolina Boomerang"
flown by Lt. Jack Horton with the 338 BS, 96 BG. This aircraft
was shot down during the Schweinfurt raid on Oct 14 1943. The paint scheme is
Olive Drab on top and neutral Gray on the underside.
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