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A damaged B-17F Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30793) nicknamed "Tom Paine" of the 388th Bomb Group at Beccles, 13 April 1944. Official caption on image: "710 (44) W.P.U. 4-13-44 Beccles Battle Damage B-17F 42-30793 RZ FSAD."
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A damaged B-17F Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30793) nicknamed "Tom Paine" of the 388th Bomb Group at Beccles, 13 April 1944. Official caption on image: "710 (44) W.P.U. 4-13-44 Beccles Battle Damage B-17F 42-30793 RZ FSAD."

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Units

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Airmen of the 388th Bomb Group climb aboard their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30793) nicknamed "Tom Paine" before a mission. Written on slide casing: 'Tom Paine.'

42-30793

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Tom Paine
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 389th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron

Locations

Aerial photograph of Beccles airfield, looking south 29 February 1944. Photograph taken by 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group, sortie number US/7PH/GP/LOC188. English Heritage (USAAF Photography).

Beccles

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Ellough

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection