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42-97701

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (RQ-B, serial number 42-97701) of the 509th Bomb Squadron, 351st Bomb Group in flight during a mission over Weimar, 24 August 1944. Handwritten caption on image: "24.8.44. Weimar. 26,000 ft." Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Vic Maslen. Nadine L. 24-8-44, 279.'

media-413402.jpg FRE 4722 A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (RQ-B, serial number 42-97701) of the 509th Bomb Squadron, 351st Bomb Group in flight during a mission over Weimar, 24 August 1944. Handwritten caption on image: "24.8.44. Weimar. 26,000 ft." Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Vic Maslen. Nadine L. 24-8-44, 279.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 4722 - A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (RQ-B, serial number 42-97701) of the 509th Bomb Squadron, 351st Bomb Group in flight during a mission over Weimar,...

Delivered Denver 1/2/44; 1SAG Langley 21/3/44; Assigned 509BS/351BG [RQ-B] Polebrook UK 6/7/44; 511BS [DS-B] JULIE LINDA; {51m} transferred 305BG Chelveston 5/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 4/4/46. NADINE L.

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People

Clinton Field Ball

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 351st Bomb Group Headquarters (351st Bomb Group)
Service Numbers: O-23945
Highest Rank: Colonel

Paul E V Grondin

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 31117290 / O-718292
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Mickey Operator

Morris V Harman

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 16029895 at enlistment, then O-735077
Highest Rank: Captain
Role/Job: Pilot / Co-Pilot / Tail Gunner / Ball Turret Gunner

Roland Xavier Madsen

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-708308
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Navigator

Robert S Parnell Crew

Robert S Parnell

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron 511th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 0-740901
Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Ground crews of 305th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortresses wait for their aircraft to return to Chelveston airbase after a raid on the 30 June 1943; a B-17 Flying Fortress is coming in to land. Passed for publication 30 Jun 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'At A Fortress Station In Britain. From an American base in Britain the Flying Fortresses carry out operational activities which result in terrible blows against the German industrial war machine. This series of pictures shows scenes at a Flying Fortresse

Chelveston

Site type: Airfield

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-107124) of the 351st Bomb Group flies over Polebrook.

Polebrook

Site type: Airfield

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Date27 Sep 2014 18:41:15

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (RQ-B, serial number 42-97701) of the 509th Bomb Squadron, 351st Bomb Group in flight during a mission over Weimar, 24 August 1944. Handwritten caption on image: "24.8.44. Weimar. 26,000 ft." Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Vic Maslen. Nadine L. 24-8-44, 279.'

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