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Douglas-Long Beach B-17F-50-DL Flying Fortress s/n 42-3352 Virgins Delight 410th BS, 94th BG, 8th AF Shot down by fighters and crashed into the North Sea off the coast of Germany on the November 29,1943 mission to Bremen,Germany. 8 KIA, 2 POW MACR 1186 Photo taken during raid on Marienburg, Germany,

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Units

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-3352) nicknamed "Virgin's Delight" flies in formation with fellow aircraft of the 94th Bomb Group. Printed caption on reverse: ''53031 AC - Boeing B-17's in flight revealing new bomb racks U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO - 1361st Photographic Squadron Aerospace Audio-Visual Services (MAC).' First handwritten caption on reverse: '26/9 no Bombing- weather. 26/9/43' Second handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-17 Flying Fortress 6737. 3 of 6 pics.'

42-3352

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Virgin's Delight
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron

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