FRE 4084

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A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Hang The Expense" of the 100th Bomb Group that overshot the runway at Thorpe Abbotts. Official caption on image: "(GAD-37-2-100)(19-5-44)(A/C 7560H-96GP-B-17G)." Handwritten caption on reverse: '8-44.'

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Units

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hang The Expense
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
Personnel of the 100th Bomb Group inspect a damaged B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Hang the Expense" after a crash landing. Image via Stewart P Evans.
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hang The Expense IV
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron

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ContributorKingdamf15
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Sources

The caption on the photo lists the aircraft serial number A/C 7560 which is B-17g 42-97560.

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection