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B-17 Flying Fortress
Two RAF officers pose in front of Photo-Recon B-17 41-24438 at Castel Benito, Libya. Note the additional windows in the nose for cameras.
Two RAF officers pose beside the tail of Photo-Recon B-17 41-24438 at Castel Benito, Libya.
Delivered MAD 9/7/42; with Franklin Gillespie, at Duncan Fd, TX 25/7/42; with E.L. Chrisman force landed Lowry, CO 39/7/42; Bangor 3/8/42; Colorado Springs 29/8/42; Assigned 15PRS/3PRG Membury, UK. 7/9/42; Steeple Morden, UK. 27/10/42; transferred 12AF Tafaraoui 18/11/42; Algiers 25/12/42; Le Kroub, Alg. 5/6/43; La Marsa 28/6/43; Grottaglie 4/10/43; Bari 28/12/43; Returned to the USA Robins 3/8/44; Recl Comp 28/11/45.
Group
The 3rd Photographic Group were stationed only briefly in Britain and flew no missions from either Membury or Steeple Morden. They were reassigned to the Twelfth Air Force and undertook photographic reconnaissance in support of operations in the...
Military site : airfield
Planned as an RAF operational training base, Membury was built during 1942, and then upgraded in 1943 after allocation to the USAAF as a reconnaissance or transport base, with maintenance and repair depot facilities. It had eventually three concrete...
Military site : airfield
Originally used from 1940 as a small, grass airfield, satellite for nearby RAF Bassingbourn, Steeple Morden was allocated to the Eighth Air Force in August 1942 as a potential bomber base. It was used briefly by the 3rd Photographic Group during the...
Military site : airfield
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 17 September 2017 06:24:22 | Libfan | Changes to production block number, manufacturer and nicknames |
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Joseph Baugher's AAF serial list http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1941_4.html |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:40:02 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log |
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