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A B-17 Flying Fortress (BO-P, serial number 42-29793) of the 368th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group in flight with a damaged engine. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'USAAF 8[th]. 306[BG]. 229793. BO-P. 28/4/43. #4474: Damaged B-17, Feathered Prop, Smoking Engine. H.'
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A B-17 Flying Fortress (BO-P, serial number 42-29793) of the 368th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group in flight with a damaged engine. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'USAAF 8[th]. 306[BG]. 229793. BO-P. 28/4/43. #4474: Damaged B-17, Feathered Prop, Smoking Engine. H.'

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Units

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Sheila B. Cummin"of the 91st Bomb Group.

42-29793

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sheila B. Cummin

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection