44-8698

The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8698) nicknamed "Love 'Em! All" of the 490th Bomb Group. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico, photographic officer 490th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'Love Em All B-17 490 BG.' media-395618.jpg FRE 6796 The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8698) nicknamed "Love 'Em! All" of the 490th Bomb Group. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico, photographic officer 490th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'Love Em All B-17 490 BG.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 6796 - The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8698) nicknamed "Love 'Em! All" of the 490th Bomb Group. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico,...

Delivered Hunter 22/11/44; Dow Fd 20/12/44; Assigned 751BS/457BG [Y] Glatton 23/12/44; landing accident with Bob Canterella 3/5/45; transferred 849BS/490BG Eye 2/1/45; 850BS; Salvaged n/battle damaged 27/6/46; transferred 9AF Germany. LOVE 'EM ALL!

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Places

Eye, home of the 490th Bomb Group, photographed from the air. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Eye from air.'

Eye

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Brome
The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'

Glatton

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Connington

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

44-8698: Gallery (4 items)

The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8698) nicknamed "Love 'Em! All" of the 490th Bomb Group. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico, photographic officer 490th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'Love Em All B-17 490 BG.'

Object number: FRE 6796 - The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial...

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8698) nicknamed "Love 'Em! All" of the 490th Bomb Group starts her engines before take-off. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico, photographic officer 490th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: '490 BG Love Em All on T/O.'

Object number: FRE 6825 - A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8698)...

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8698) nicknamed "Love 'Em! All" of the 490th Bomb Group starts her engines before take-off. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico, photographic officer 490th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: '490 BG Love Em All on T/O.'

Object number: FRE 6832 - A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8698)...

The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8698) nicknamed "Love 'Em! All" of the 490th Bomb Group. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico, photographic officer 490th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'Love Em All B-17 490 BG.'

Object number: FRE 6837 - The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial...