06-01-2018, 06:41 PM
One of the fellows on the Fort Wayne Line FB page posted this which explains the number 1943 (which by some odd chance is my birth year.):
A Boeing B-17 was christened the "Spirit of the Union Pacific" in 1943, recognizing employees who funded it through war bond contributions. The Spirit of the Union Pacific was assigned to the 571st Bomber Squadron and shot down on its fifth mission during a raid on enemy installations in Munster, Germany.
A Boeing B-17 was christened the "Spirit of the Union Pacific" in 1943, recognizing employees who funded it through war bond contributions. The Spirit of the Union Pacific was assigned to the 571st Bomber Squadron and shot down on its fifth mission during a raid on enemy installations in Munster, Germany.