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U.S. Army Air Forces Lt. Col. Robert “Rosie” Rosenthal, kneeling, second left, and his air and ground crew pose for a photo in 1944, at Thorpe Abbotts, Diss, England, in front of the original “Rosie’s Riveters” B-17 Flying Fortress. Rosie, a legendary pilot during World War II, led every one of the 52 missions he flew from Thorpe Abbotts. One of the 100th Air Refueling Wing’s KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, tail number 58-0089, was renamed Rosie’s Riveters June 10, 2021, in Rosenthal’s honor. The jet is being “adopted” by the 100th Maintenance Group as a way to reconnect Airmen with 100th BG history. (Photo courtesy of the 100th Bomb Group Foundation website)
| Date Taken: | 06.10.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 06.11.2021 09:31 |
| Photo ID: | 6687199 |
| VIRIN: | 210610-F-XX000-1002 |
| Resolution: | 1800x1800 |
| Size: | 406.42 KB |
| Location: | RAF MILDENHALL, SUFFOLK, GB |
| Web Views: | 230 |
| Downloads: | 18 |
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