1-300 359th BMB Squadron High-visibility 1944 B-17 Decals
1-300 359th Heavy Bombardment Squadron B-17 Decals – 303rd Bomb Group, High-Visibility 1944
The decals are scaled to fit Flight Deck Decals 1-300 scale 3D-printed B-17 aircraft, including:
Historical Context
The 359th Bombardment Squadron served with the 303rd Bombardment Group, the famous “Hell's Angels” group of the U.S. Eighth Air Force. Operating from RAF Molesworth in Huntingdonshire, England, the group entered combat in November 1942 and became one of the best-known early American B-17 units in Britain.
The 303rd flew an extensive daylight bombing campaign against German industrial, transportation and military targets. Its aircraft evolved from olive-drab B-17Fs to natural-metal B-17Gs as equipment and identification practices changed during the war.
The 359th Squadron used the fuselage code BN. Its 1944 high-visibility markings were designed to make aircraft easier to recognize during formation assembly and combat operations.
The 303rd Bomb Group's distinctive identification marking was the Triangle C. In the high-visibility system adopted in August 1944, the 359th was identified by squadron number 2 at the apex of the red-and-white Triangle C marking.
Please Note: U.S. Star & Bar roundels are not included with this sheet and must be purchased separately.
