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Elizabeth with airmen of the 306th Bomb Group and a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Elizabeth's Own", that has been named in her honour, 18 January 1945. Written on slide casing: '18/1/45 48516.'
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Elizabeth with airmen of the 306th Bomb Group and a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Elizabeth's Own", that has been named in her honour, 18 January 1945. Written on slide casing: '18/1/45 48516.'

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Units

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Elizabeth with airmen of the 306th Bomb Group and a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Elizabeth's Own", that has been named in her honour, 18 January 1945.

44-8516

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Elizabeths Own
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 381st Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron 535th Bomb Squadron

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection