Spirit Of The Union Pacific B 17

The military camouflage is a nod to the army and marines.

Spirit of the union pacific b 17. This page was last updated on november 30 2011. This moc is 8 studs wide 60 studs long and has 2 train motors. Union pacific spirit locomotive sets arriving spring 2018. With the war over union pacific employees now can know the story of the b 17 bomber named in their honor the spirit of union pacific back in 1943 the 65 000 employees of the railroad during may and june voluntarily increased their war bond purchases by an extra 379 000 in appreciation were given the privilege of christening a flying fortress.

Return to the union pacific index page photos view a photo album of up s b 17 aircraft an aircraft named spirit of the union pacific by don strack. On august 3 1943 a photo was taken of a boeing b 17 heavy bomber showing it lettered as spirit of the union pacific. War bonds buy spirit of union pacific b 17 bomber. A boeing b 17 was christened the spirit of the union pacific in 1943 recognizing employees who funded it through war bond contributions.

1943 is the 16th commemorative locomotive introduced in union pacific s 155 year old history. It is followed by the coast guard s racing stripe and the navy s battleship gray which frames union pacific s traditional american flag. Military and is a recognition on the railroad s part of the military service of many union pacific employees. In fact 17 percent of up employees have served in the military.

When i asked him for additional in formation john sent a copy of an article which stated that on august 3 1943 a photo was taken of a boeing b 17 heavy bomber showing it lettered as spirit of the union pacific the aircraft received the special lettering to acknowledge the. 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 münster germany. 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. The lettering inside the sash is the original handdrawn font used on the b 17.

Funded by war bond contributions from 65 000 employees of the union pacific railroad this b17 was christened at seattle in augu. The design on the back is a mosaic built out of bricks. A boeing b 17 was christened the spirit of the union pacific in 1943 recognizing employees who funded it through war bond contributions. Honoring the armed forces.

A copy of the b 17 photo. The spirit of the union pacific was a boeing b 17f and flew. Thousands of union pacific employees voluntarily increased their payroll deductions for war bonds during two months in 1943. In doing so they were the first railroad group in the united states to have a heavy bomber named for them.

Spirit of the union pacific serial number 42 30826 was a b 17f 120 bo. From each branch of the u s.