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B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 381st Bomb Group line up for take off at Ridgewell. B-17 (serial number 42-97882) leads the line up. Printed caption on reverse: '65330 USAF - Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" of the 381st Bomb Group line up in preparation for take-off on bombing mission somewhere over enermy installations, 534th Bomb Squadron area in background, and 533d Bomb Squadron area in foreground. England U.S. Air Force Photo. U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO 1361st Photographic squadron Aerospace Audio-Visual Ser
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B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 381st Bomb Group line up for take off at Ridgewell. B-17 (serial number 42-97882) leads the line up. Printed caption on reverse: '65330 USAF - Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" of the 381st Bomb Group line up in preparation for take-off on bombing mission somewhere over enermy installations, 534th Bomb Squadron area in background, and 533d Bomb Squadron area in foreground. England U.S. Air Force Photo. U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO 1361st Photographic squadron Aerospace Audio-Visual Service (MAC).' Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Ridgewell.'

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Units

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 381st Bomb Group line up for take off at Ridgewell. B-17 (serial number 42-97882) leads the line up. Printed caption on reverse: '65330 USAF - Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" of the 381st Bomb Group line up in preparation for take-off on bombing mission somewhere over enermy installations, 534th Bomb Squadron area in background, and 533d Bomb Squadron area in foreground. England U.S. Air Force Photo. U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO 1361st Photographic squadron Aerospace Audio-Visual Ser

42-97882

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron

Revisions

Date: 5 Nov 2022 07:39:47
Contributorvppelt68
ChangesChanges to unit associations
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Master Log

Date: 8 Sep 2014 15:27:02
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection