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TP | - | M# | SER | - | BLK | - | MF | SERIAL # |
AF |
BG |
BS |
SC | RCL/# | V#-P | PHOTO CREDITS |
FUEL-CELL FANNY |
B |
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24 |
H | - |
15 | - |
CF | 41-29502 | 15 | 484 | 824 | ~ | C/12 | 00-3 |
WILLIAM “BILL” ELBEL |
AKA "Awkward Angel"
Contributor -
David Fritz
Shown with my Uncle William “Bill” Elbel standing
center.
Info Contributor -
Charles Logston
From my Step Father, Herman F. Fuhrman (Flight
Engineer): "Named after we flew her (27 Mar 44) from Nebraska to Italy (Torretta) and found
a fuel leak in one of the rubberized fuel cells. The fuel cell had to be
replaced three times and in the process, FUEL-CELL FANNY was
given her name. A local Italian painter created the nose-art before our first
mission." 1st crew:
| 1LT Rex Bennett Jr. 2LT Ernest J. Podlucky 2LT Bruce C.Dein 2LT Thomas B. Hett T/Sgt Herman F. Fuhrman |
T/Sgt Walter C. Weiczorek S/Sgt Thomas R. Wallace S/Sgt William Haage S/Sgt Marion F. Minniear S/Sgt Lynn Monson |
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