Thursday 8 July 2010

Duke Spook Bomber

So after some digging it turns out my gamertag was used during WW2 as the name for a B 17 Bomber of the 400th Bombardment Group, Charleston USA.

here is their Logo :
they even had their own song :

Duke the Spook

The night is calm – the sky is clear,
A perfect set-up for a bombardier.
Motors roar with an angry spark
The big B-24’s on their marks;From the ground with shrieks and wails,
A ghostly figure hits the ether trails,
A mascot, in a high hat and tails.
Meet the gallant swell – “Duke the Spook”,
Charming as all hell – “Duke the Spook”.
With flowery phrase on his lips
He’ll annihilate those Nips
when his killing smile greets the foe.
Death is done in style, don’t you know?
Class will win and they’ll give in;
You’ll shake the hand that shook Berlin
Oh, “Duke the Spook!”




Also seems another Bomber squadron had the same name :


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