FRE 8282
IMAGE![The wreck of a B-17 Flying Fortress of the 390th Bomb Group, salvaged for parts, in front of B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30017). Official caption on image: "A-71429 A.C." Handwritten caption on reverse: '[G7?]-L, Calamity Jane.' Printed caption on reverse: '71429 AC - Useable parts are salvaged from a disabled Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" of the 390th Bomb Group at an 8th Air Force base in England. 28 July 1943. A - Same as Basic.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/wysiwyg_x2/public/freeman/media-414141.jpg.webp?itok=xP305MQ3)
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The wreck of a B-17 Flying Fortress of the 390th Bomb Group, salvaged for parts, in front of B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30017). Official caption on image: "A-71429 A.C." Handwritten caption on reverse: '[G7?]-L, Calamity Jane.' Printed caption on reverse: '71429 AC - Useable parts are salvaged from a disabled Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" of the 390th Bomb Group at an 8th Air Force base in England. 28 July 1943. A - Same as Basic.'
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
![The wreck of a B-17 Flying Fortress of the 390th Bomb Group, salvaged for parts, in front of B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30017). Official caption on image: "A-71429 A.C." Handwritten caption on reverse: '[G7?]-L, Calamity Jane.' Printed caption on reverse: '71429 AC - Useable parts are salvaged from a disabled Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" of the 390th Bomb Group at an 8th Air Force base in England. 28 July 1943. A - Same as Basic.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-414141.jpg.webp?itok=aSJViXCG)
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: All Shot to Hell
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron