UPL 32851
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Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" of the 381st Bomb Group encounter flak opposition as they wing their way toward the target, somewhere in Europe, 1945. - Pictured are B-17-G's 42-107100 'Century Note' and 42-102873 'The Joker II' 532BS, 381BG,8AF.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Revisions
Date:
ContributorEmily
ChangesChanges to caption and unit associations
Sources
Removed date of 5 February 1945 from official caption as per Missing Air Crew Report 12096 which confirms that 42-102873 was lost on 3 February 1945, and therefore this image could not have been taken after that date.
Date:
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations and aircraft associations