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A crashed B-17 Flying Fortress (3O-A, serial number 42-87855) of the 601st Bomb Squadron, 398th Bomb Group, near Sandwich, 9 July 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: '42-87855. as SAL BD 9/7/44. Sandwich. R. Bowers. 8-7-44, 251.'
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A crashed B-17 Flying Fortress (3O-A, serial number 42-87855) of the 601st Bomb Squadron, 398th Bomb Group, near Sandwich, 9 July 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: '42-87855. as SAL BD 9/7/44. Sandwich. R. Bowers. 8-7-44, 251.'

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The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.

398th Bomb Group

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

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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection