FRE 10151

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A group of fitters at work rivetting and patching over the flak holes in the fuselage of a 447th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortresses that had been on the 8 March 1944 Berlin raid. Passed for publication 10 Mar 1944. Printed caption on reverse: 'First Aid For Fortress Casualties. MB/Hess. Photo Shows:- Repair squad gets to work with portable rivetting gear, patching flak holes of a Fortress that was over Berlin on Wednesday's (8.3.44) raid. Fox Photos: 10th March, 1944. 21.' Censor no: 310611. On reverse: Fo
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A group of fitters at work rivetting and patching over the flak holes in the fuselage of a 447th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortresses that had been on the 8 March 1944 Berlin raid. Passed for publication 10 Mar 1944. Printed caption on reverse: 'First Aid For Fortress Casualties. MB/Hess. Photo Shows:- Repair squad gets to work with portable rivetting gear, patching flak holes of a Fortress that was over Berlin on Wednesday's (8.3.44) raid. Fox Photos: 10th March, 1944. 21.' Censor no: 310611. On reverse: Fox Photos, US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].

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The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.

447th Bomb Group

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

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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection