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A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97372) of the 384th Bomb Group shot down near Füssen 24 April 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Luftfarht-Archiv. Werner Girbig. Okrifel/Main. Feldberpstr. 36. Tail of a shot-down Fortress (384th BG).'
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A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97372) of the 384th Bomb Group shot down near Füssen 24 April 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Luftfarht-Archiv. Werner Girbig. Okrifel/Main. Feldberpstr. 36. Tail of a shot-down Fortress (384th BG).'

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A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97372) of the 384th Bomb Group shot down near Füssen 24 April 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Luftfarht-Archiv. Werner Girbig. Okrifel/Main. Feldberpstr. 36. Tail of a shot-down Fortress (384th BG).'

Richard Arthur Patefield

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: T-123951
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Navigator

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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection