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42-2970 "Connecticut Yankee"

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Aircraft

42-2970

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Connecticut Yankee
Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron

Locations

Aerial photograph of Bassingbourn airfield looking east, Whaddon is at the top, the bomb dump is to the left of the main runway, which runs vertically; the control tower and technical site with four C-Type hangars is on the right, 23 August 1945. Photograph taken by No. 542 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/692. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Bassingbourn

Site type: Airfield

Revisions

Date: 7 May 2015 16:14:37

ContributorJasonR

ChangesCreated entry with caption, place associations and aircraft associations

Sources

Website of the 91st Bomb Group: http://www.91stbombgroup.com/crewphotos/connecticutyankee.html