FRE 3545

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Ground personnel of the 91st Bomb Group loads bombs into a B-17 Flying Fortress. Printed caption on reverse: 'For First Publication Weekly Newspapers Oct 21st. U.S. Official Photograph (Distributed by the O.W.I. Not to be sold exclusively). Picture No. 5 PRO-HQ-43-309 Captions Credit USAAF Photo. Fin first, the men are wheeling the bomb in toward the bomb bay racks under which this picture was taken. A sheet-metal fin has been fitted on the back of the bomb and the men have placed a three-wheeled life under the cradle to move it into position under the belly of the Fortress.' On reverse: Photographic News Agencies Ltd. [Stamp].

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Units

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection