UPL 17250
IMAGEOfficial USAAF photo caption : "A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" (A/C No. 33057) of the 91st Bomb Group heads for the runway at Bassingbourne, England prior to take-off on a mission over Antwerp, Belgium on 4 May 1943."
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- 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: Picadilly Commando, Blonde Bomber
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
Locations
- Site type: Airfield
Mission
- Date: 4 May 1943