UPL 17210
IMAGEOfficial USAAF caption : "A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress takes off from Bassingbourne, England on its first mission using the new external bomb racks. 16 September 1943." The mission was to Nantes, France.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Old Stand By
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
Locations
- Site type: Airfield
Mission
- Date: 16 September 1943