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A B-17G Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97376) of the 95th Bomb Group after crash landing at Honington. 30 May 1944. Official caption on image: "ISAD 30 May 1944. 1301. (WPU, Crash-Landing, B-17G, 42-97376, Honington) AM."
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A B-17G Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97376) of the 95th Bomb Group after crash landing at Honington. 30 May 1944. Official caption on image: "ISAD 30 May 1944. 1301. (WPU, Crash-Landing, B-17G, 42-97376, Honington) AM."

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Units

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-97376

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Aunt Callie's Baby aka She Fox aka Lucky Lady
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron

Locations

Aerial photography of Honington airfield looking south, the technical site with four C-type hangars and bomb dump are at the top, 21 June 1946. Photograph taken by No. 540 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/1589. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Honington

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: RAF Honington

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection