UPL 60487
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Bomb release. Note no diagonal tail stripe, so this dates photo to very early in the aircraft's service in June 1944, as the diagonal Group tail marking would of been added during Summer 1944, therefore not long after the aircraft's arrival with the 457th BG on 7th June 1944.
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Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ace of Hearts
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron