42-102978

A B-17 Flying Fortress (MZ-D, serial number 42-102978) of the 413th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group that has crash landed at Snetterton Heath. Official caption on image: "ISAD 10 July 1944. 1805. (WPU, Crash Landing, B-17G, 42-102978, Snetterton Heath) RZ." media-408606.jpg FRE 3961 A B-17 Flying Fortress (MZ-D, serial number 42-102978) of the 413th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group that has crash landed at Snetterton Heath. Official caption on image: "ISAD 10 July 1944. 1805. (WPU, Crash Landing, B-17G, 42-102978, Snetterton Heath) RZ." Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 3961 - A B-17 Flying Fortress (MZ-D, serial number 42-102978) of the 413th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group that has crash landed at Snetterton Heath....

Delivered Cheyenne 25/4/44; Kearney 4/6/44; Grenier 17/6/44; Assigned 413BS/96BG [MZ-D] Snetterton 21/6/44; Salvaged 7/9/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 3/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 6/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 14/12/45.

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The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Freeman; ...Story.

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Snetterton Falcons II: The 96th Bomb Group in World War II by Robert E Doherty & Geoffrey Ward, Second Edition with Errata & Supplemental Information, Taylor Publishing, 1996. page 293

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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