UPL 46553
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B-17F-50-VE 42-6151 Various 8th AIR FORCE units. Note original caption on frame. Last assignment was 863rd Bomb Squadron, 493rd Bomb Group. Associated with Lt Charles E Gibson Aircraft was salvaged at Debach, 20 June 1945, as a result of fire.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Round Trip
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Contributorphil marchese
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Sources
No noseart visible, however Vega details are. Comment on FLYING FORTRESS 1936 1945 (FACEBOOK: MARCHESE), DEC 2020 presents imput from various researchers associating the image to 42-6151 of the 493rd BG (H), 1945.