FRE 9708
IMAGEAirmen of the 379th Bomb Group insepct the damaged tail of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-39789). Handwritten caption on reverse: '379th Kimbolton. Mission accomplished, an amazing display of courage + skill by Second Lieutenant William Elliot, USAF (8th) from Penca, Ohkla, he bought his battered Flying Fort back from Bremen to land in England with left horizontal stabiliser shorn off, rudder smashed beyond use, one engine dead + 5 gun positions knocked out of position.'
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Skunkface
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
Locations
- Site type: Airfield