43-38778

A B-17 Flying Fortress (BG-B, serial number 43-38778) of the 95th Bomb Group during a food mission over Utretch, May 1945. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Food Drop Utretch, 5/45 334 BS/ 95 BG.' media-387789.jpg FRE 5861 A B-17 Flying Fortress (BG-B, serial number 43-38778) of the 95th Bomb Group during a food mission over Utretch, May 1945. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Food Drop Utretch, 5/45 334 BS/ 95 BG.' Correction: This is A/C 43-38776, BG-B, 334th Bomb Squadron, 95th Bomb Group. Roger Freeman Collection

This correction is based upon the 95th BG mission records at the National Archives and on 95th BG MF website.

Object Number - FRE 5861 - A B-17 Flying Fortress (BG-B, serial number 43-38778) of the 95th Bomb Group during a food mission over Utretch, May 1945. Image via Mark Brown, AFA....

Delivered Lincoln 20/9/44; Grenier 11/10/44; Assigned 358BS/303BG [VK-C] Molesworth 17/10/44; transferred 457BG Glatton 22/5/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 9/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 15/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 2/12/45.

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Places

The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'

Glatton

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Connington

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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A B-17 Flying Fortress (BG-B, serial number 43-38778) of the 95th Bomb Group during a food mission over Utretch, May 1945. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Food Drop Utretch, 5/45 334 BS/ 95 BG.'

Object number: FRE 5861 - A B-17 Flying Fortress (BG-B, serial number 43...