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Ground personnel of the 490th Bomb Group work on B-17 Flying Fortresses, including a pathfinder B-17 (serial number 44-8375) nicknamed "Phyllis Joe". Image via Mark Brown, AFA Written on slide casing: '48375, 848 BS, B17.'
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Ground personnel of the 490th Bomb Group work on B-17 Flying Fortresses, including a pathfinder B-17 (serial number 44-8375) nicknamed "Phyllis Joe". Image via Mark Brown, AFA Written on slide casing: '48375, 848 BS, B17.'

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Units

The insignia of the 490th Bomb Group.

490th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Ground personnel of the 490th Bomb Group work on B-17 Flying Fortresses, including a pathfinder B-17 (serial number 44-8375) nicknamed "Phyllis Joe". Image via Mark Brown, AFA Written on slide casing: '48375, 848 BS, B17.'

44-8375

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection