Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

B17 Flying Fortress in Colour
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The “tail” of Ascend Charlie
The desperate last mission of the Turner Crew of the 390th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force
Hikers in the Black Mountains of Southeast Wales might come across a small monument near coordinates N51 53.955, W003 06.829, about 8 north-northwest of Abergavenny and three miles from the village of Crickhollow. It honors the crew of “Ascend Charlie,” B-17 Flying Fortress tail # 42-5903, of the 390th Bomb Group. “Ascend Charlie” is a play on “Ass-End Charlie,” the nickname for the plane at the end of the bomber stream, and one likely to be attacked due to its vulnerable position.
https://www.ww2research.com/tail-ascend-charlie/