FRE 8273

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A crashed B-17 Flying Fortress (FC-G, serial number 43-37559) nicknamed "Jeannie Bee" of the 571st Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group, 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: '390BG, 8th AF, Square-J, 571 B.S. (FC), 4337559, "G". Cote D'Or. 1944. 43377559 = ((or 5?) Jeannie Bee. of 390 BG - 571 BS. Crashed in Eastern France 1944.'
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A crashed B-17 Flying Fortress (FC-G, serial number 43-37559) nicknamed "Jeannie Bee" of the 571st Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group, 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: '390BG, 8th AF, Square-J, 571 B.S. (FC), 4337559, "G". Cote D'Or. 1944. 43377559 = ((or 5?) Jeannie Bee. of 390 BG - 571 BS. Crashed in Eastern France 1944.'

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Units

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A crashed B-17 Flying Fortress (FC-G, serial number 43-37559) nicknamed "Jeannie Bee" of the 571st Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group, 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: '390BG, 8th AF, Square-J, 571 B.S. (FC), 4337559, "G". Cote D'Or. 1944. 43377559 = ((or 5?) Jeannie Bee. of 390 BG - 571 BS. Crashed in Eastern France 1944.'

43-37559

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: I'll Get By
  • Unit: 325th Bomb Squadron 92nd Bomb Group

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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection