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A crashed B-17G Flying Fortress (serial number 42-31185) of the 447th Bomb Group at Honington, 9 September 1944. Official caption on image: "646 - (44) - WPU - 9.9.44 - Honington - Crash Landing - B-17G - 42-31185 - AM-FSAD."
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A crashed B-17G Flying Fortress (serial number 42-31185) of the 447th Bomb Group at Honington, 9 September 1944. Official caption on image: "646 - (44) - WPU - 9.9.44 - Honington - Crash Landing - B-17G - 42-31185 - AM-FSAD."

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Units

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.

447th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A crashed B-17G Flying Fortress (serial number 42-31185) of the 447th Bomb Group at Honington, 9 September 1944. Official caption on image: "646 - (44) - WPU - 9.9.44 - Honington - Crash Landing - B-17G - 42-31185 - AM-FSAD."

42-31185

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Satchel Lass
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron

Locations

Aerial photography of Honington airfield looking south, the technical site with four C-type hangars and bomb dump are at the top, 21 June 1946. Photograph taken by No. 540 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/1589. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Honington

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: RAF Honington

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection