42-3089 Captain Eddie

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-3069) of the 96th Bomb Group and a P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-8190) of the 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Snetterton Heath, B-17 and A/S/R P-47.' media-394911.jpg FRE 7488 A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-3089) of the 96th Bomb Group and a P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-8190) of the 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Snetterton Heath, B-17 and A/S/R P-47.' Roger Freeman Collection

B-17 identity corrected from serial visible on photograph.

Object Number - FRE 7488 - A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-3089) of the 96th Bomb Group and a P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-8190) of the 5th Emergency Rescue...

Delivered Long Beach 31/1/43; Assigned 335BS/95BG Dow Fd 24/5/43; transferred 338BS/96BG [BX-V] Andrews Fd /43; Snetterton 12/6/43; Returned to the USA Grenier 10/1/45; Eglin 3/4/45. CAPTAIN EDDIE.

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Added the nickname from the Description.

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

42-3089: Gallery (2 items)

A B-17F Flying Fortress (serial number 42-3089) of the 96th Bomb Group at Southend-On-Sea. Official caption on image: "1885. F.M.U. 1-2-44. Southend-On-The-Sea. B-17F 42-3089. Q." Handwritten caption on reverse: '96BG'.

Object number: FRE 3959 - A B-17F Flying Fortress (serial number 42-3089) of...

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-3069) of the 96th Bomb Group and a P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-8190) of the 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Snetterton Heath, B-17 and A/S/R P-47.'

Object number: FRE 7488 - A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-3089) of...