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B-17F 41-24593 WF-G "El Lobo" was assigned 364BS/305BG.

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Units

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

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

The insignia of the 364th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group.

364th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

41-24593

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: El Lobo
Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron

Locations

Ground crews of 305th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortresses wait for their aircraft to return to Chelveston airbase after a raid on the 30 June 1943; a B-17 Flying Fortress is coming in to land. Passed for publication 30 Jun 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'At A Fortress Station In Britain. From an American base in Britain the Flying Fortresses carry out operational activities which result in terrible blows against the German industrial war machine. This series of pictures shows scenes at a Flying Fortresse

Chelveston

Site type: Airfield

Revisions

Date: 23 Feb 2015 13:32:42

ContributorAl_Skiff

ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations

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