FRE 2148
IMAGEA B-17 Flying Fortress of the 493rd Bomb Group. Image via Ed O'Neill (493rd BG, Photo ICM A75). Aircraft serial number 43-38276 "The Shack II" Originally lead aircraft 861st BS transferred to 860th BS January 1945
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Shack II
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 861st Bomb Squadron 862nd Bomb Squadron