FRE 1402
IMAGE![Airmen of the 385th Bomb Group with a captured flag bearing the Nazi swastika. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for Publication 6 Sept 1943.' [stamp], '282478.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: '#77 Airmen with insignia off Nazi flag.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/wysiwyg_x2/public/freeman/media-380156.jpg.webp?itok=D1tTCNvv)
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Airmen of the 385th Bomb Group with the tail fin from a Ju-87 Stuka that was flown back from North Africa by a crew participating in the Regensburg shuttle mission on 17th August 1943. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for Publication 6 Sept 1943.' [stamp], '282478.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: '#77 Airmen with insignia off Nazi flag.'
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Locations
- Site type: Airfield
![Personnel of the 385th Bomb Group meet North African civilians in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5913) nicknamed "Shack Bunny". Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for publication 6 Sep 1943.' [stamp] and '282422.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: '#63 Sideview of Fortress with crew and natives.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380100.jpg.webp?itok=toWqFvhF)
- Site type: Airfield
Revisions
Date: 5 Nov 2022 07:39:47
ContributorJustyn Keeble
Sources
"8th Air Force American Heavy Bomber Groups in England, 1942-45" p.81. Gregory Pons