44-6442

media-33348.jpeg UPL 33348 "France - This Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" of the 15th Air Force makes its way toward its home base after bombing an enemy installation, as 15th Air Force bombers continue to blast at every operational factory, oil refineries, and airfields."

- B-17G 44-6442 340BS, 97BG, 15AF.

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Object Number - UPL 33348 - "France - This Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" of the 15th Air Force makes its way toward its home base after bombing an enemy installation, as 15th...

Delivered Kearney 5/8/44; Grenier 24/8/44; 273 BU Lincoln 4/9/44; Assigned 340BS/97BG Amendola 15/9/44; Missing in Action Kalmaki A/fd, Greece 21/1/45 with John Potkalitsky, Cummings, Hill, Chapman, Poovey, Gorman {Wounded in Action}, Shea, McKinlay, Whalen {Wounded in Action}, Couvillion {Wounded in Action}; ditched, all rescued.

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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

97th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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