44-8024
- Pictured are B-17G's 44-8216 and 44-8024 of 545BS, 381BG, 8AF.
Object Number - UPL 32852 - "Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, 381st Bomb Group, en route to bomb targets in enemy-held territory in Europe." - Pictured are B-17G's 44-8216 and...
Delivered Dallas 14/5/44; Langley 29/6/44; Grenier 21/7/44; Assigned 534BS/381BG [GD-O] Ridgewell 15/8/44; 15+m transferred 306BG Thurleigh 23/5/45; re-ass 30/4/47; 10 HBS Oberpfaffenhofen 11/7/46; Recl Comp 7/1/49.
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- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group wave to Picture Post Girls in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24471) nicknamed "Four of a Kind" at Thurleigh in December 1942. Image stamped on reverse: '"Picture Post" [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 11 Dec 1942.' [stamp], '238038.' [Censor no.] Handwritten in censor's blue pencil on reverse: 'American Flying Fortress crew are introduced to the girls they will meet at Picture Post Xmas Party.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379028.jpg.webp?itok=6Gc6iR0j)
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Added association to the 306th BG as listed in the A/C description.
