41-9125 Prowler

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-9125) of the 301st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '19125 (tail no).' media-407441.jpg FRE 4055 A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-9125) of the 301st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '19125 (tail no).' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 4055 - A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-9125) of the 301st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '19125 (tail no).'

Assigned 359BS/303BG Molesworth 21/4/42; transferred 342BS/97BG Polebrook /8/43; with Alex Blair on first 8AF mission 17/8/42; courier flights to N Africa; 325BS/92BG Bovingdon 2/5/43 as tow target a/c.; on 4/5/43 involved in taxi accident with Jake Fullilove at Alconbury; PROWLER.

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Ground personnel of the 97th Bomb Group reservice a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-9023) nicknamed "Yankee Doodle", following the raid on Rouen. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 18 Aug 1942.' [stamp], 'Air=SER (Boeing).' [written annotation] and '216112.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'U.S FLYING FORTRESSES RAID ROUEN IN DAYLIGHT. Associated Press Photo Shows: No sooner had one of the huge Fortresses landed after the raid than ground crew im
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 20-Oct-2014, "Mighty Eighth War Diary" Roger A. Freeman

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ContributorAAM
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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