FRE 3552
IMAGEGround personnel recover a B-17G Flying Fortress 42-37736 of the 78th FG / 82nd FS at RAF Lavenham. Aircraft crashed on 20 October 1944 @ 1515 hrs after being transfer to the fighter group for use as a radio relay ship. Printed caption on image: '(SAD H4 20 Oct 44(2859))(WPU Crash landing B-17G-42 37736 W*V, Lavenham.'
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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: Duke of Paducah
- Unit: 324th Bomb Squadron 91st Bomb Group
Locations
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield