Alfred E Atchinson

Military

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Aircraft

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.'

44-8153

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron 615th Bomb Squadron

44-8259

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron

44-8449

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

44-8550

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron 305th Bombardment Wing

44-8648

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

Missions

854

  • Date: 28 February 1945

847

  • Date: 25 February 1945

843

  • Date: 23 February 1945

839

  • Date: 21 February 1945

836

  • Date: 20 February 1945

Places

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http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=0894

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=894