FRE 4757
IMAGEColonel Maurice "Mo" Preston Commander of the 379th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress. Aircraft was his personal "Hack" and later became an assembly ship. Aircraft # 41-9100 "The Birmingham Blitzkrieg" Squadron fuselage code was FR-U. Handwritten caption on reverse: '161.' Press caption removed from reverse. On reverse: Associated Press [Stamp].
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: General
- Role/Job: Commanding Officer
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Birmingham Blitzkreig
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 92nd Bomb Group 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron 525th Bomb Squadron