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The burning wreckage of a B-17 Flying Fortress of the 91st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '6/4/44: 91 BG. #4426: B-17 23153 burning. H.'
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The burning wreckage of B-17G serial 42-31513 (coded OR-S) of the 323rd Bomb Squadron, 91st BG, 5 April 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: '6/4/44: 91 BG. #4426: B-17 23153 burning. H.'

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Units

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

The burning wreckage of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-31513) of the 91st Bomb Group that has crashed at Bassingbourn.

42-31513

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron

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Revisions

Date:
ContributorGerry Asher
ChangesChanges to caption, place associations and aircraft associations
Sources

RAGGED IRREGULARS OF BASSINGBOURN by Marion Havelaar & William N. Hess

Date:
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection