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97th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortresses, including (serial number 44-6181), drop their payloads on Lechfeld airdrome on the 12th of September 1944. Printed caption on reverse: '62004 AC - Bombs Away - Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 15th Air Force release their string of bombs on the airdrome at Lechfeld, Germany, 12 Sept. 1944. U.S. Air Force Photo.' On reverse: Substandard Original Material and US Air Force 1361st Photographic Squadron AAVS (MAC) Photo [Stamps].
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97th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortresses, including (serial number 44-6181), drop their payloads on Lechfeld airdrome on the 12th of September 1944. Printed caption on reverse: '62004 AC - Bombs Away - Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 15th Air Force release their string of bombs on the airdrome at Lechfeld, Germany, 12 Sept. 1944. U.S. Air Force Photo.' On reverse: Substandard Original Material and US Air Force 1361st Photographic Squadron AAVS (MAC) Photo [Stamps].

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Ground personnel of the 97th Bomb Group reservice a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-9023) nicknamed "Yankee Doodle", following the raid on Rouen. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 18 Aug 1942.' [stamp], 'Air=SER (Boeing).' [written annotation] and '216112.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'U.S FLYING FORTRESSES RAID ROUEN IN DAYLIGHT. Associated Press Photo Shows: No sooner had one of the huge Fortresses landed after the raid than ground crew im

97th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Second World War formation badge for the United States 15th Air Force (United States Army Air Force). The shoulder sleeve insignia was approved by the US Quartermaster General on 19 February 1944. Formation note: the 15th Air Force (US Army Air Force, Fifteenth Air Force) was formed on 1 November 1943 at Tunis in North Africa and moved to Italy on 1 December. The Force was disbanded on 15 September 1945 having participated in twelve campaigns.© IWM (INS 7304)

Fifteenth Air Force

  • Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Combat organisation

Aircraft

44-6181

44-6181

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 341st Bomb Squadron 97th Bomb Group

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection