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A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 493rd Bomb Group is guided in to land at Debach by a mobile control vehicle. First Printed caption on reverse: '62450 AC Boeing "Flying Fortress" of the 493rd BG being guided to a safe landing by mobile control van at an airbase in England, 22 January 1945 (US Air Force photo) A fine shot of a 493rd BG B-17G landing at Debach in January 1945 near a mobile control van at an airbase in England, 22 January 1945. US Air Force Photo.' Second Printed caption on reverse: 'A fine shot of a 493rd Bomb Group B-17G landing at Debach in January 1945, near a mobile control van. USAF.'

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Units

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection