FRE 691
IMAGEB-17E serial number 41-9103 of the 91st Bomb Group. Note RAF style camouflage, characteristic of many B-17Es in the 8th AF). This aircraft had previously served with the 97th Bomb Group from 11 April 1942, it then transferred to the 92nd Bomb Group when the 9th departed for the Mediterranean Theatre in August 1942, before joining the 91st Bomb Group in March 1943.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Dixie Demo
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 92nd Bomb Group 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron
Locations
- Site type: Airfield
Revisions
Date:
ContributorGerry Asher
Sources
RAGGED IRREGULARS OF BASSINGBOURN by Marion Havelaar & William Hess.
Date:
ContributorEmily
Sources
Corrected unit in caption and updated unit information found in Osborne, Fortlog.