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Two B-17 Flying Fortresses (LG-V, serial number 42-29711) and (LL-A, serial number 42-3073) of the 91st Bomb Group with an RAF Spitfire. Image via Merle Olmstead. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Sept 1943. LG-V, 42-29711, ex-94BG, 322nd BS. LL-A, 42-3073, 401st BS. 91st B.G. Photos probably at Whitchurch.'
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Two B-17 Flying Fortresses (LG-V, serial number 42-29711) and (LL-A, serial number 42-3073) of the 91st Bomb Group with an RAF Hurricane. Image via Merle Olmstead. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Sept 1943. LG-V, 42-29711, ex-94BG, 322nd BS. LL-A, 42-3073, 401st BS. 91st B.G. Photos probably at Whitchurch.'

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Units

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Two B-17 Flying Fortresses (LG-V, serial number 42-29711) and (LL-A, serial number 42-3073) of the 91st Bomb Group with an RAF Spitfire. Image via Merle Olmstead. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Sept 1943. LG-V, 42-29711, ex-94BG, 322nd BS. LL-A, 42-3073, 401st BS. 91st B.G. Photos probably at Whitchurch.'

42-29711

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Salty's Naturals II
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
Two B-17 Flying Fortresses, including (LL-A, serial number 42-3073), of the 91st Bomb Group, parked at Whitechurch with an RAF Spitfire and an AT-19 Reliant. September 1943. Image via Merle Olmstead. Written on reverse: 'Sept 1943.'

42-3073

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lightning Strikes
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron

Revisions

Date:
ContributorPaulN
ChangesChanges to caption
Sources

Delete Spitfire...inerted 'Hurricane'

Date:
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection