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B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-29981) of the 92nd Bomb Group and its crew in a life raft after ditching in the North Sea on 26 July 1943, Reconnaissance aircraft from Coastal Command, RAF Bircham Newton.

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The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.

92nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-29981

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hell-Lena
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron 338th Bomb Squadron

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Photos from the archives of Squadron Leader Herbert William Gill 74510. These photos from his attachment to the Operations Room, RAF Bircham Newton. The photos are marked "Secret".

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Uploaded on behalf of Jonathan Gill, Grandson of Squadron Leader Herbert William Gill M.B.E who had this image in his collection

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Uploaded on behalf of Jonathan Gill, Grandson of Squadron Leader Herbert William Gill M.B.E who had this image in his collection