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B-17 Flying Fortresses fly in formation. In the top left corner is the tail of a 366th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress (KY-H, serial number 42-30647) nicknamed "Patty Ann", that would later be irreparably damaged in a collision on the 23rd of September 1943. caption on image: "A-25505 A.C." Handwritten caption on reverse: '305BG, 366BS (KY-). 230647, KY-H, Patty Ann. 23/9/43 collision.'

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Ground personnel of the 305th Bomb Group guide a taxiing B-17 Flying Fortress. B-17 Flying Fortress (KY-H, serial number 42-30647) is in the background. Handwritten caption on reverse: '42-30647 - H.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Polly Ann
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection