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The Spirit of Billy Mitchell (42-97519 LL-A) 401st BS, 91st BG Photo contributed by Joe Harlick

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Units

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

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

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars

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

Aircraft

42-97519

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Spirit of Billy Mitchell
Unit: 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars 401st Bomb Squadron

Locations

Aerial photograph of Bassingbourn airfield looking east, Whaddon is at the top, the bomb dump is to the left of the main runway, which runs vertically; the control tower and technical site with four C-Type hangars is on the right, 23 August 1945. Photograph taken by No. 542 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/692. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Bassingbourn

Site type: Airfield

Revisions

Date: 5 Nov 2022 07:39:47

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Sources

AAMIB

Date: 30 Jun 2021 00:34:55

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Sources

http://www.91stbombgroup.com/photo_history/spirit_billy_mitchell_nosear…