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"8th Air Force Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 381st Bomb Group wing their way over fleecy clouds to strike at enemy installations in Europe." - Centre of image is B-17F 42-30765 535th Bomb Sqn MS-U, 381st Bomb Grp, nicknamed Chug-A-Lug, assigned 20th Sept 1943, nine missions before salvaged.

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Units

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

A B-17 Flying Fortress (MS-O, serial number 42-3177) nicknamed "The Hellion", of the 535th Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group flies over countryside. Printed caption on reverse: '65922 USAF - From the altitude this Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" of the 381st Bomb Group is flying, the countryside resembles a patchwork quilt. U.S.AIR FORCE PHOTO.' Handwritten caption on reverse: 'The Hellion.'

535th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-30765

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Chug a Lug IV
Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

Date: 10 Apr 2018 19:48:40

ContributorAl_Skiff

ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations and aircraft associations

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