Ch. 01 // Woodcut 1903$23.00
12 Seconds Woodcut Heavyweight Tee
1903 Wright Flyer I · Comfort Colors 1717 · 6.1 oz 100% ring-spun garment-dyed cotton (Black, Pepper, Navy)
The record / 1900s
The Story & Historical Record
On 17 May 1943, Captain Robert Morgan and his crew flew their 25th and final mission, a raid on the German U-boat pens at Lorient, France, in B-17F Flying Fortress 41-24485 of the 324th Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group, flying from Bassingbourn, England. Twenty-five missions was the tour of duty for an Eighth Air Force bomber crew in 1943.A small top-down silhouette of the B-17F Flying Fortress, propellers included, sits at the chest, with one thin vertical line of type trailing behind it like a contrail: 25TH MISSION, 17 MAY 1943.Garment-dyed heavyweight 100% ring-spun cotton, relaxed unisex fit, made to order and shipped from the US. Printed in white on a black tee, small and quiet, so the story is the thing people ask about.Sources National Museum of the US Air Force, B-17F 25th mission fact sheet Air Force Historical Support Office, B-17F fact sheet Imperial War Museums, American Air Museum, VIII Bomber Command mission 58, 17 May 1943 B-17F silhouette traced from the USAF T.O. 01-20EF-2 three-view (public domain). Propellers drawn as thin plan-view blades; thin gun barrels left off for clean printing.
Read the historical recordVerified Airframe Configuration
| Aircraft | 1903 Wright Flyer I |
|---|---|
| Date & Place | 17 December 1903 · Kill Devil Hills, N.C. (4 miles south of Kitty Hawk) |
| First Flight | 10:35 a.m. · 12 seconds · 120 feet (Orville Wright prone) |
| Configuration | Canard biplane: twin forward elevators, twin rear pusher propellers, twin rear rudders, wooden skids on monorail launch track |
Plate 01 · Kill Devil Hills, N.C. / Woodcut 1903
B-17 25th Mission Heavyweight Contrail Tee
$23.00
1900s
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