UPL 24350
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Crew of original Due Back 42-37868
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Due Back
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
Revisions
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ContributorMaximus.Stark
ChangesChanges to Name, Caption, Related Aircraft and Related Units
Sources
Due Back 42-102632 was a B-17G-55-BO that was not painted. It was an all metal hull as with other planes of her production. This image is of 42-37868 which was painted olive drab. There are other photos of this aircraft before its demise in April 1944
Date:
ContributorYorkshireman
ChangesCreated entry with collection, caption, unit associations, person associations and aircraft associations
Sources
Hutchinson & Cortright