FRE 3713
IMAGEThree YB-40 B-17 Flying Fortresses, including (serial number 42-5736) of the 92nd Bomb Group, at Bassingbourn waiting to escort bombers of the 91st Bomb Group. Printed caption on reverse: 'Three YB-40s at the 91st B.G's base at Bassingbourn, shortly before take-off for a mission. June 1943.'
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Tampa Tornado
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron 359th Bomb Squadron
Locations
- Site type: Airfield