UPL 26178

IMAGE

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Photo of B-17G 44-6968 taken sometime in February 1945 at AAF Station 152, Debach, home of the 493rd BG.

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Units

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sonof-a-Blitz
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron

Locations

Revisions

Date:
ContributorEmily
ChangesChanges to collection, person associations, aircraft associations and mission associations
Sources

Transferred mission and people associations not depicted in image to aircraft record

Date:
ContributorDavid493863
ChangesCreated entry with collection, caption, unit associations, person associations, place associations and mission associations
Sources

493rd BG documents from the National Archives, College Park, MD