FRE 6463

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A B-17 Flying Fortress (MZ-T, serial number 42-97627) of the 388th Bomb Group flies low over countryside. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'PFF, MZ-T 297627.'

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Units

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

B-17G 42-97627 (AW-T), 96th BG/337th BS, likely post war. Replacement rudder from 401st BG B-17. Notice that Mickey radome from time as a PFF ship has been replaced with standard ball turret.
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Amen, Ragged But Right
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron 562nd Bomb Squadron 337th Bomb Squadron

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection