44-83254 Old Doc Stork

Combat and ground crew of the 490th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-83254) nicknamed "Old Doc Stork". Image via Tim L Bivens. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-17G "Old Doc Stork", 44-83254, B-, 850th BS, 490th BG.' media-380889.jpg FRE 2084 Combat and ground crew of the 490th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-83254) nicknamed "Old Doc Stork". Image via Tim L Bivens. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-17G "Old Doc Stork", 44-83254, B-, 850th BS, 490th BG.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 2084 - Combat and ground crew of the 490th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-83254) nicknamed "Old Doc Stork". Image via Tim L...

Delivered Hunter 14/1/45; Grenier 2/2/45; Assigned 850BS/490BG [7Q-B] Eye 15/2/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 9/7/45; Sth Plains 11/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 24/11/45. OLD DOC STORK

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Units served with

The insignia of the 490th Bomb Group.

490th Bomb Group

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

Places

Eye, home of the 490th Bomb Group, photographed from the air. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Eye from air.'

Eye

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Brome

Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

Savannah, GA 14 January 1945 Hunter AAF

Assigned

Eye Airfield, UK 15 February 1945 490BG 850BS

Other

Returned to the US

Windsor Locks, CT 9 July 1945 Bradley AAF

Revisions

Date
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
Sources

http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_bombers/b17_16.html
B-17 Flying Fortress Story - Roger Freeman

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

44-83254: Gallery (1 items)

Combat and ground crew of the 490th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-83254) nicknamed "Old Doc Stork". Image via Tim L Bivens. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-17G "Old Doc Stork", 44-83254, B-, 850th BS, 490th BG.'

Object number: FRE 2084 - Combat and ground crew of the 490th Bomb Group...