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Ground crew of the 91st Bomb Group survey the wreckage of Lieutenant Kuehl's crashed B-17 Flying Fortress (OR-S, serial number 42-31513) nicknamed "Lucky 13" at Bassingbourn. 5 April 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: ' # 4427. B-17. 23153. AFTER BURNING.'
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Ground crew of the 91st Bomb Group survey the wreckage of Lieutenant Kuehl's crashed B-17 Flying Fortress (OR-S, serial number 42-31513) nicknamed "Lucky 13" at Bassingbourn. 5 April 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: ' # 4427. B-17. 23153. AFTER BURNING.'

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Units

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

The burning wreckage of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-31513) of the 91st Bomb Group that has crashed at Bassingbourn.

42-31513

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron

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Date:
ContributorOzzie
ChangesChanges to caption
Sources

From 'Losses of the 8th and 9th AAFs' - SALVAGED:-
B-17G-20-BO 42-31513 OR:S (12 missions) 91BG,323BS.
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Date:
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection