The B-17G just dropping its bombs (in shot) is tail s/n 43-38415 “Smokey Joe” from the 391st BS, 34th BG, 8th AF. This aircraft would go on to fly over 50 missions!
The photographer Lew Funk’s mission log states: 21st February 1945 Nurnberg, Germany. Hitting Marshalling Yards with PFF. “Lots of Flak! Saw red colored flak near battle lines, one bust punctured the ship right beside me (on the opposite side. Pilot Hemmersly, Ship #271, Time 8:25am.”
34th BG records read: 38 planes dispatched. 35 planes dropped 85 tons on the primary target and 2 planes dropped 5 tons on targets of opportunity, while one plane failed to bomb.
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