42-98009

Two B-17 Flying Fortresses, (serial number 42-98009) and (serial number 43-38754) of the 493rd Bomb Group in flight. Handwritten caption on reverse: '338754 S, 298009 B, Ed O Neill, 493 BG.' media-418345.jpg FRE 8668 Two B-17 Flying Fortresses, (serial number 42-98009) and (serial number 43-38754) of the 493rd Bomb Group in flight. Handwritten caption on reverse: '338754 S, 298009 B, Ed O Neill, 493 BG.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 8668 - Two B-17 Flying Fortresses, (serial number 42-98009) and (serial number 43-38754) of the 493rd Bomb Group in flight. Handwritten caption on reverse:...

Delivered Dallas 1/5/44; Long Beach 11/6/44; Hunter 18/7/44; Grenier 3/8/44; Assigned 861BS/493BG Debach 4/7/44; mechanical malfunction on base with Martin Herzog 4/1/45; Lt Walden 1/3/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 3/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 7/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 29/11/45.

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Two B-17 Flying Fortresses, (serial number 42-98009) and (serial number 43-38754) of the 493rd Bomb Group in flight. Handwritten caption on reverse: '338754 S, 298009 B, Ed O Neill, 493 BG.'

Object number: FRE 8668 - Two B-17 Flying Fortresses, (serial number 42...