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401st Bomb Group, Mission No. 254, 20 Apr 1945, Brandenburg, Germany

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Units

Aircraft

43-38637

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

43-38677

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron

43-38680

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Honey Pie Dutches of Idaho
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
A flight of B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 401st Bomb Group. B-17 (serial number 44-8153) is visible in the foreground. Printed caption on reverse: '59329 AC- 8th AF Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses over Mannheim, Germany, 1 February 1945. A- 8th AF Beoing B-17 Flying Fortresses near Ludwigshafen, Germany, 1 February 1945.' Handwritten caption on reverse: 'IW-N Becomin Back, 338738. IN-C, IW-F,-Q.'

43-38738

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Gaposis, Becomin’ Back
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron

43-38758

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Fast Company
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron 615th Bomb Squadron

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Contributoracbernstein1
ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations, place associations, aircraft associations and mission associations
Sources

http://401bg.org/Main/History/Missions/Details.aspx?Number=254