'Dry Martini & The Cocktail Kids the 4th'

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  1. Guy Hudson

    Guy Hudson Looker-upper

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    Captain Allen Vincent Martini (1919 - 2011) admires the nose art of his B-17, 'Dry Martini & The Cocktail Kids the 4th' He served with the 305th Bomb Group of the 8th Air Force, operating out of Chelveston in Northamptonshire.
    20 "kills" attest to the accuracy of the 'Dry Martini's' gunners.
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    Captain Martini and his "Cocktail Kids" head for de-briefing after their return to Chelveston after a mission, May 1943
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