FRE 748

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US Personnel enjoy doughnuts and coffee during a visit from the American Red Cross Clubmobile, 1942. Caption printed on image: 'American Red Cross Clubmobile "somewhere in Great Britain." "SIGHTED SINKERS- SANK SAME." 9. Passed by US Army Censor no 21 ETO USA.' Image caption: 'Sighted Sinkers - Sank Same!' WW2 - American Red Cross Clubmobile (USAF) - 'Somewhere in Great Britain'. American air force personnel relaxing with coffee and doughnuts. In the rear one can see the nose of the Boeing B17E 41-9020 Flying Fortress Bomber of the US Air force 'Phyllis', initially stationed at RAF Polebrook before joining the 92nd Brigade at Bovingdon (as pictured here?) in 1942'

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Date:
ContributorEmily
ChangesChanges to caption, unit associations and place associations
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Amends to caption & associations, as personnel appear to be Airborne forces, rather than USAAF personnel.

Added additional original caption, recorded in Alamy's archive, which appears to wrongly refer to 92nd Bomb Group

Date:
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection