44-6007 Lucky
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FRE 8238
A B-17 Flying Fortress (FC-K, serial number 44-6007) of the 571st Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '390BG.'
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Delivered Tulsa 2/4/44; Hunter 17/4/44; Dow Fd 30/4/44; Assigned 571BS/390BG [FC-M] Framlingham 4/5/44; suffered severe battle damaged 8/9/44 over Mainz with Edgar Moody, with two engines out landed in France, repaired and returned to base; landing accident with Joe McAllister 6/2/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 3/7/45; Sth Plains 5/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 19/12/45. LUCKY.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Pilot