FRE 2148

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A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 493rd Bomb Group. Image via Ed O'Neill (493rd BG, Photo ICM A75). Aircraft serial number 43-38276 "The Shack II" Originally lead aircraft 861st BS transferred to 860th BS January 1945

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Units

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-38276) of the 493rd Bomb Group releases bombs over the target. Image via Ed O' Neill. (493 BG 861 BS, Photo IC Aug 75) Handwritten caption on reverse: C 338276 (has no name).'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Shack II
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 861st Bomb Squadron 862nd Bomb Squadron

Revisions

Date:
ContributorDarren Jelley
ChangesChanges to caption and unit associations
Sources

493rd BG Archives

Date:
ContributorDarren Jelley
ChangesChanges to caption and aircraft associations
Sources

added aircraft serial number
493rd BG Archives

Date:
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection