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A gathering of people, some of them aircrew, stand by the tail of an 813th Bomb Squadron, 482nd Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress (PC-X, serial number 42-37735).

media-414498.jpg FRE 8484 A gathering of people, some of them aircrew, stand by the tail of an 813th Bomb Squadron, 482nd Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress (PC-X, serial number 42-37735). Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 8484 - A gathering of people, some of them aircrew, stand by the tail of an 813th Bomb Squadron, 482nd Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress (PC-X, serial number...

Delivered Denver 10/8/43; Long Beach 13/8/43; Assigned 813BS/482BG [PC-X] with Oboe Mk I radar at Alconbury 8/9/43; transferred 326BS/92BG [JW-X] Podington 20/2/44; retUS 121 Bradley Fd 13/7/45; 4185 BU Independence 27/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 18/12/45. LA PALOMA.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 326th Bomb Squadron, 92nd Bomb Group.

326th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Lieutenant John C "Red" Morgan of the 482nd Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Lt Red Morgan, Cong, Med of Hon.'

482nd Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

The insignia of the 813th Bomb Squadron, 482nd Bomb Group.

813th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.

92nd Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Places

Aerial photograph of Alconbury airfield, looking east. The technical site is at the top, the bomb dump is on the left, 9 May 1944. Photograph taken by 13th Photographic Squadron, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group USAAF, sortie number US/7GR/LOC334. English Heritage (USAAF Photography).

Alconbury

Site type: Airfield

A bomber crew of the 92nd Bomb Group return to Podington following a mission flying B-17 Flying Fortresses to Wittenberg. A B-17 Flying Fortress (NV-K, serial number 42-29994) is visible in the background. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for Publication 23 Feb 1945' [stamp]. ' News Chronicle Copyright Picture' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'Crew back from Wittenberg.'

Podington

Site type: Airfield

Missions

395

Date: 6 June 1944
Official Description:

342A

Date: 7 May 1944

Revisions

Date16 Nov 2023 00:58:58

Contributoracbernstein1

Changes

Sources

https://www.92ndbg.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Reel-B0179-7-May-1944…

Date12 Jan 2023 22:14:56

Contributoracbernstein1

Changes

Sources

325th BS Load Lists, June 1944, www.92ndbg.org

Date27 Sep 2014 18:40:44

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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A gathering of people, some of them aircrew, stand by the tail of an 813th Bomb Squadron, 482nd Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress (PC-X, serial number 42-37735).

Object number: FRE 8484 - A gathering of people, some of them aircrew, stand...