42-32101 El Lobo II
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FRE 8367
A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-32101) nicknamed "El Lobo" of the 457th Bomb Group in flight Handwritten caption on reverse: 'El Lobo, 111 missions.'
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Delivered Cheyenne 24/1/44; Kearney 5/2/44; Assigned 748BS/457BG [F] Glatton 6/3/44; FTR 14/3/45, hit by flak over target (Lohne) force landed near Chigny, France.; Salvaged. EL LOBO II.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Connington
Revisions
ContributorFat Chance
Changes
Sources
Source: 457th BG Association website, Aircraft Database.
Changed narrative to show target Lohne (not Hannover) and crashed landed Chigny France.