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A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-38084) of the 490th Bomb Group in flight. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico, photographic officer 490th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'B17 490 BG, L, Fer.'
Group
The 490th Bomb Group, like the 486th and 487th Bomb Groups transitioned from flying B-24 Liberators to B-17 Flying Fortresses, which were used in combat missions from late August 1944. Based at Eye, Suffolk, the Group were focused in the early months...
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Photographic Officer
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 26/6/44; Kearney 13/7/44; Dow Fd 20/7/44; Assigned 490BG Eye 22/7/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 14/7/44; 4185 BU Independence 16/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 9/12/45.
| Date | Contributor | Update |
|---|---|---|
| 08 September 2014 15:36:54 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection |
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