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A 447th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97400) in flight after the war. Handwritten on slide casing: '447th B.G.'
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A 447th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97400) in flight after the war. Handwritten on slide casing: '447th B.G.' Note that this plane is not the wartime "Fuddy Duddy". It is reconstructed and painted in the colors of the original "Fuddy Duddy" which was missing in action December 30, 1944.

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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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Contributortimothymotz
ChangesChanges to caption
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note added by Timothy Motz

Date:
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection