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B-17G-30-BO #42-31919 no name Code: Z 452nd BG - 730th BS Crash landed at Metfield after being battle damaged on the 6 March 1944 mission to Berlin.

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Units

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

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

The insignia of the 730th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group.

730th Bomb Squadron

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

Aircraft

42-31919

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Evanton Babe
Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron

Locations

Deopham Green

Site type: Airfield

Mission

B-17 Flying Fortresses, (LL-F, serial number 42-97467) of the 91st Bomb Group, (OJ-G, serial number 42-97212) of the 96th Bomb Group and (LD-D, serial number 42-39994) of the 100th Bomb Group in Sweden, 1944. Written on slide casing: 'Sweden, 297467 LL:F, 18/7/44, 297212 OJ:G, 11/4/44, 239994, LD:D 3/3/44.'

8th Air Force 250

Date: 6 March 1944

Revisions

Date: 3 Jun 2015 03:06:07

Contributor466thHistorian

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

Sources

Chris Brassfield