FRE 6817

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A formation of B-17 Flying Fortresses fly over a B-17 of the 490th Bomb Group, taxiing along the runway at Eye. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'B17, Eye.'

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Units

The insignia of the 490th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Locations

Eye, home of the 490th Bomb Group, photographed from the air. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Eye from air.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Brome

Revisions

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection