FRE 2210

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French civilians and enlisted personnel look at the smoking wreck of a B-17 Flying Fortress of the 401st Bomb Group. Image via Frank F Kaye. The following handwritten captions contain conflicting information- First handwritten caption on reverse: 'Liers, Bel, 2/Lt JH Singleton 5 kit.' Second handwritten caption on reverse: 'Fignier, France 1945?' Third handwritten caption on reverse: '29/4/44 Cawnt Miss 401.' Fourth handwritten caption on reverse: 'Thank you.' Fifth handwritten caption on reverse is an annotation of the 'Thank you' above: 'Lt Col John H Woolnough's signature.'

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Units

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection