FRE 6848

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A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 490th Bomb Group lands at Eye near a P-51 Mustang (6N-P, serial number 44-14052) nicknamed "Mariam" of the 339th Fighter Group.

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Units

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

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 490th Bomb Group lands at Eye near a P-51 Mustang (6N-P, serial number 44-14052) nicknamed "Mariam" of the 339th Fighter Group.
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Miriam
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 490th Bomb Group

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