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A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-39973) nicknamed "Inside Curve" of the 452nd Bomb Group. Printed caption on reverse: '61673 AC- Boeing B-17 "Inside Curve", part of a formation of Flying Fortresses of the 452nd Bomb Group, heads for its bomb run over Berlin, Germany. Heavies of the 8th Air Force struck deeper and deeper into Nazi territory, paralyzing supply lines and vital war industries in direct support of the grinding offensives on the ground east to west. 9 March 1944. Please credit: Official US Air Force Photo.'

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Units

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Inside Curve
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection