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A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (RQ-B, serial number 42-97701) of the 509th Bomb Squadron, 351st Bomb Group in flight during a mission over Weimar, 24 August 1944. Handwritten caption on image: "24.8.44. Weimar. 26,000 ft." Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Vic Maslen. Nadine L. 24-8-44, 279.'
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A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (RQ-B, serial number 42-97701) of the 509th Bomb Squadron, 351st Bomb Group in flight during a mission over Weimar, 24 August 1944. Handwritten caption on image: "24.8.44. Weimar. 26,000 ft." Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Vic Maslen. Nadine L. 24-8-44, 279.'

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Units

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection