1st Air Division
Division
In December 1944, the 1st Bomb Division was redesginated the 1st Air Division.
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IWM catalogue record
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Danish civillians inspect the wreckage of a crashed B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-107082) of the 379th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'St Heddinge 13th May 1944 at 18:30 Hrs. 8th AAF, 1st Air Division, 41st Combat Wing, 379th Bombardment Group, Squadron?.'
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379th Bomb Group
Group
The 379th Bomb Group (H) (heavy), based at Kimbolton, flew more sorties than any other Bomb Group in the Eighth Air Force and dropped a greater bomb tonnage than any other Group. The B-17 Flying Fortress Group was awarded two Distinguished Unit...
Aircraft
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42-107082 'Lassie Come Home'
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Tulsa 15/2/44; Presque Is 26/3/44; Assigned 526BS/379BG [LF-N] Kimbolton 23/3/44; Missing in Action Stettin 13/5/44 with Bob Dunn, Co-pilot: Bill Churchill, Navigator: George Krassmer, Bombardier: Harry Jensen, Flight engineer/top turret...
Missions
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354
12 May 1944
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 08 September 2014 15:27:54 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection |
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