42-97975

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (N8-U, serial number 42-97975) of the 398th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(0398/174-1)(30 Mar 45)(8811-6 3/6 " 24600)(Bremen) (Conf).' media-380512.jpg FRE 1704 A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (N8-U, serial number 42-97975) of the 398th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(0398/174-1)(30 Mar 45)(8811-6 3/6 " 24600)(Bremen) (Conf).' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 1704 - A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (N8-U, serial number 42-97975) of the 398th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(0398/174-1)(30 Mar...

Delivered Dallas 20/4/44; Langley 11/6/44; Dow Fd 2/7/44; Assigned (H2X) 401BG Deenethorpe 4/7/44; transferred 602BS/398BG [K8-U/P] Nuthampstead 22/7/44; 601BS [3O-P], 603BG [N7-P]; reported Missing in Action after mission 21/11/44 with Scott & Templeman but abandoned on continent; re-ass group 24/11/44 but converted to HQ aircraft at 2 AD Abbotts Ripton (Alconbury); transferred 306BG Thurleigh 23/5/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 31/5/46.

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (N8-U, serial number 42-97975) of the 398th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(0398/174-1)(30 Mar 45)(8811-6 3/6 " 24600)(Bremen) (Conf).'

Object number: FRE 1704 - A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (N8-U, serial...

B-17 Flying Fortresses, including (N8-U, serial number 42-97975) and (X8-N, serial number 44-8644), of the 398th Bomb Group in flight. Official caption on image: "(O-398/174-5)(30 Mar 45)(811-6 3/8-24600)(Bremen)(Conf)."

Object number: FRE 8061 - B-17 Flying Fortresses, including (N8-U, serial...