FRE 733
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Personnel of the 91st Bomb Group wave to a B-17 Flying Fortress (OR-M, serial number 42-29739) nicknamed "The Village Flirt" on its return to Bassingbourn, after a raid over Berlin. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for Publication' [stamp].'Planet News’ [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'WELCOMED HOME FROM BERLIN PHOTO SHOWS:- Ground crews and fliers cheer as a the Flying Fortress "The Village Flirt" taxies along the runway after successfully attacking the heart of Berlin without meeting any fighter opposition. Pool March 10th 1944. Air(Boeing).'
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Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Wolf Pack, The Village Flirt
- Unit: Headquarters Squadron (VIII Air Force Service Command) 306th Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron
Locations
- Site type: Airfield