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A B-17 Flying Fortress (FR-C, serial number 42-38183) nicknamed "The Lost Angel" of the 379th Bomb Group after being crash landing by Lieutenant Edmund H Lutz at Kimbolton. Printed caption on reverse: '71325 AC - A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" of the 379th Bomb Group crashed as it came in for a landing at its 8th Air Force base in England. U.S. Air Force Photo.'
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A B-17 Flying Fortress (FR-C, serial number 42-38183) nicknamed "The Lost Angel" of the 379th Bomb Group after being crash landing by Lieutenant Edmund H Lutz at Kimbolton. Printed caption on reverse: '71325 AC - A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" of the 379th Bomb Group crashed as it came in for a landing at its 8th Air Force base in England. U.S. Air Force Photo.'

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Units

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-38183

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Lost Angel
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron 525th Bomb Squadron

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection