FRE 1161
IMAGEThe control tower at RAF Colerne. A B-17 Flying Fortress (WW-G, serial number 42-5729 later nicknamed "Buccaneer") of the 306th Bomb Group is visible in the background. 306BG B-17Fs 42-5729 (WW-G) and 42-29554 (GY-X) diverted to RAF Colerne following the 16th April 1943 mission to Lorient. Image via Mike Bowyer A veteran has written on the reverse: 'From Mike Bowyer 3/72 from collection of wing/Co. 76 sqd. Halifax at Home. RAF station WWII.' Handwritten caption on reverse: 'WW:G 25729, GY:X.'
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Maryland, My Maryland : Billie
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Buccaneer, Piccadilly Commando
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
Locations
- Site type: Airfield
Mission
- Date: 16 April 1943
Revisions
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ContributorPaul Bellamy
Sources
306BG Mission Report (http://www.306bg.org/MISSION_REPORTS/16apr43.pdf)
WWII footage of Colerne control tower (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT69P2LWIzs)