42-97090

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97090) of the 390th Bomb Group after colliding with an airfield building. Official caption on image: "(GAD-52-3-390)(29-6-44)(A/C 297090 B-17)." Handwritten caption on reverse: '390.' media-414145.jpg FRE 8286 A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97090) of the 100th Bomb Group after colliding with an airfield building at Framlingham Official caption on image: "(GAD-52-3-390)(29-6-44)(A/C 297090 B-17)." Handwritten caption on reverse: '390.' Roger Freeman Collection

Corrected group association and added connection to Framlingham.

Object Number - FRE 8286 - A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97090) of the 100th Bomb Group after colliding with an airfield building at Framlingham Official caption on...

Delivered Cheyenne 26/1/44; Alexandra 18/2/44; Grenier 10/3/44; Assigned 418BS/100BG [LD-D] Thorpe Abbotts 12/3/44, on return from Bohlen 29/6/44 with Harry Tiart, Co-pilot: George Clark, Navigator: Maxim Darasth, Bombardier: Bob Braithwaite, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Orville Hardy{relative to Oliver?}, Radio Operator: Wilbur Weweler, Ball turret gunner: Bob Miller, Waist gunner: Earl Ingleston, Waist gunner: Darl Borcherdt,Tail gunner: Paul Vrabec (10 Returned to Duty); crash landed Framlingham A/fd when brakes failed and hit pyro store 29/6/44; Salvaged 10/7/44. WHO DONE IT?

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A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97090) of the 390th Bomb Group after colliding with an airfield building. Official caption on image: "(GAD-52-3-390)(29-6-44)(A/C 297090 B-17)." Handwritten caption on reverse: '390.'

Object number: FRE 8286 - A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97090) of...