FRE 14372
IMAGEA B-17 Flying Fortress (identified as Virgin's Delight 42-3352) of the 94th Bomb Group in flight with a damage caused by bombs dropping from a higher aircraft damaging the trailing edge of the wing, during a mission over Gelsenkirchen, 5 November 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '5/11/43 A. Gelsenkirchen.'
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Virgin's Delight
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
Mission
- Date: 5 November 1943
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Entry updated following new information shared on Facebook group - Fans of the B-17 Flying Fortress - 15th January 2024
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Sources
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection (uploaded May/2023)