FRE 691

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B-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

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A formation of B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 91st Bomb Group fly B-17 (serial number 41-9103) nicknamed "Dixie Demo", at Bassingbourn following a raid on Antwerp, 6 April 1943. A censor has obscured a hanger in the background. Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and Passed U.S Army 6 APR 1943 Press Censor No 21 E.T.O U.S.A.' [stamp]. 'Passed for publication 6 APR 1943 INTLD 29 Central Section Press Censorship Bureau' [stamp]. 'Copyright Planet News ?, Johnson's Court, London E.C.4' [stamp].'256834'[Censor
  • 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

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Revisions

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ContributorEmily
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FRE 691

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ContributorGerry Asher
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RAGGED IRREGULARS OF BASSINGBOURN by Marion Havelaar & William Hess.

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ContributorEmily
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Corrected unit in caption and updated unit information found in Osborne, Fortlog.

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ContributorAAM
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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection