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A B-17 Flying Fortrerss (serial number 44-6873) of the 305th Bomb Group at Namur, Belgium. Image by William Polley, 942nd Engineer Aviation Topographic Battalion, 8th Air Force. Written on slide casing: '468192, Namur, Belgium.'
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A B-17 Flying Fortrerss (serial number 44-8673) of the 305th Bomb Group at Namur, Belgium. Image by William Polley, 942nd Engineer Aviation Topographic Battalion, 8th Air Force. Written on slide casing: '468192, Namur, Belgium.'

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Units

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

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

People

Private First Class Charles Parks and William "Bill" Polley swap hats with an Etonian schoolboy. Image by William Polley, 942nd Engineer Aviation Topographic Battalion, 8th Air Force. Associated caption: 'Hat exchange a "NoNo"- Charles Parks & Bill Polley, Yanks. taken while stationed at "Pinetree", 8th AF Headquarters High Wycombe. 4/30/44-1/15/45.'

William E Polley

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 942nd Engineer Topographic Battalion

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortrerss (serial number 44-6873) of the 305th Bomb Group at Namur, Belgium. Image by William Polley, 942nd Engineer Aviation Topographic Battalion, 8th Air Force. Written on slide casing: '468192, Namur, Belgium.'

44-8673

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

Revisions

Date:
ContributorMPH1965
ChangesChanges to caption and aircraft associations
Sources

Form 14 Report of Major Accident #46-8-1-509

Date:
ContributorLucy May
ChangesChanges to unit associations
Sources

Associated the unit Polley was with according to the caption information.

Date:
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection