44-6700

B-17 Flying Fortresses including (serial number 44-6700) of the 463rd Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in flight during a raid over Regensburg, 7 February 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: '46700, 774BS, 463BG.' Printed caption on reverse: '60362 USAF - Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" of the 15th Air Force head for the oil refineries at Regensburg, Germany, on 7 February 1945. Fortresses of the 15th AF, partially responsible for reducing Ploesti's oil 80% before the Rumanian city capitulated to the Russians media-457810.jpg FRE 10143 B-17 Flying Fortresses including (serial number 44-6700) of the 463rd Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in flight during a raid over Regensburg, 7 February 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: '46700, 774BS, 463BG.' Printed caption on reverse: '60362 USAF - Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" of the 15th Air Force head for the oil refineries at Regensburg, Germany, on 7 February 1945. Fortresses of the 15th AF, partially responsible for reducing Ploesti's oil 80% before the Rumanian city capitulated to the Russians, have been keeping up their persistent attacks against the few remaining sources of German oil supplies.' On reverse: US Air Force 1361st Photographic Squadron AAVS (MAC) Photo [Stamps].

B-17G-60-DL #44-6700 463rd BG - 774th BS - 15th AF Roger Freeman Collection

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Object Number - FRE 10143 - B-17 Flying Fortresses including (serial number 44-6700) of the 463rd Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in flight during a raid over Regensburg, 7 February...

Delivered Lincoln 20/10/44; Dow Fd 29/10/44; Assigned 774BS/463BG Celone 8/11/44; Returned to the USA Morrison 23/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 21/1/46.

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Units served with

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-5287) of the 463rd Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in flight with open bomb bay doors. Handwritten caption on reverse: '463 BG Gills.'

463rd Bomb Group

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

Places

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-5287) of the 463rd Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in flight with open bomb bay doors. Handwritten caption on reverse: '463 BG Gills.'

Celone

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Foggia Satellite #1, San Nicola-d'Arpi

Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

Lincoln, NE, USA 20 October 1944 Delivered Lincoln AAF 20-Oct-44.

Assigned

Foggia, Province of Foggia, Italy 8 November 1944 Assigned 774BS, 463BG, 15AF USAAF.

Revisions

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https://www.fold3.com/image/39018293

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Contributor466thHistorian
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"The B-17 Flying Fortress Story" - Roger Freeman

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https://www.fold3.com/image/39018293

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Contributor466thHistorian
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B-17 Flying Fortress Story - Roger Freeman

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ContributorAAM
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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B-17 Flying Fortresses including (serial number 44-6700) of the 463rd Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in flight during a raid over Regensburg, 7 February 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: '46700, 774BS, 463BG.' Printed caption on reverse: '60362 USAF - Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" of the 15th Air Force head for the oil refineries at Regensburg, Germany, on 7 February 1945. Fortresses of the 15th AF, partially responsible for reducing Ploesti's oil 80% before the Rumanian city capitulated to the Russians

Object number: FRE 10143 - B-17 Flying Fortresses including (serial number 44...