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Second Lieutenant FL Shaw and his crew of the 401st Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress after a mission. Printed caption on reverse: '65693 AC- Lt Shaw and crew of the 401st Bomb Group, stationed at an 8th AF Base in England 8 May 1945. US Air Force Photo.' Handwritten caption on reverse: '2nd Lt FL Shaw & crew 614th BS, shot down at the crew's 10th mission 11/4/44, Polilz. All POW's 2nd from right, front row coloured?'
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Second Lieutenant FL Shaw and his crew of the 401st Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress after a mission. Printed caption on reverse: '65693 AC- Lt Shaw and crew of the 401st Bomb Group, stationed at an 8th AF Base in England 8 May 1945. US Air Force Photo.' Handwritten caption on reverse: '2nd Lt FL Shaw & crew 614th BS, shot down at the crew's 10th mission 11/4/44, Polilz. All POW's 2nd from right, front row coloured?'

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Units

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

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

People

Second Lieutenant FL Shaw and his crew of the 401st Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress after a mission. Printed caption on reverse: '65693 AC- Lt Shaw and crew of the 401st Bomb Group, stationed at an 8th AF Base in England 8 May 1945. US Air Force Photo.' Handwritten caption on reverse: '2nd Lt FL Shaw & crew 614th BS, shot down at the crew's 10th mission 11/4/44, Polilz. All POW's 2nd from right, front row coloured?'

Francis L Shaw

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-748263
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Revisions

Date:
ContributorPhillWray
ChangesChanges to caption and person associations
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Person associated from Freeman Collection image caption information.

Date:
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection