42-97934 Rene v
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FRE 6688
A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97934) nicknamed "Rene V" of the 457th Bomb Group. Image via LR Peterson. Written on slide casing: 'Reve V, A 750 BS, 297934.'
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Delivered Denver 8/4/44; Kearney 9/5/44; Dow Fd 21/5/44; Assigned 750BS/457BG [A] Glatton 23/5/44; taxi accident with Wilmore Flueman and 44-8414 13/1/45; slight mid-air collision with 43-39087 (457BG) with Fred Stevenson and force landed Belgium 28/3/45; landing accident with Harry Schuler 27/4/45; transferred 547BS/384BG [SO-F] Grafton Underwood 9/5/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 29/12/45. RENE V.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Flight Officer as navigator on B-17. Retired as Major after serving as physician in USAF.