UPL 27697
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"The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Winsome Winn' part of a 381st Bomb Group formation en route to bomb enemy installations In Europe - flies over the patchwork landscape near Ridgewell, England. 31 August 1943." - 42-3078 "Winsome Winn" (381st BG 534th BS GD-M, 12 missions, lost on Ludwigshafen 7 jan 44). NARA Ref 342-FH-3A06147-65924AC.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
![A B-17 Flying Fortress (GD-M, serial number 42-3078) of the 534th Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group in flight. Handwritten caption on reverse: '381st BG.' On reverse: George J. Letzter [Stamp].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-413534.jpg.webp?itok=vO_dEsA8)
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Winsome Winn
- Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 100th Bomb Group 381st Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 534th Bomb Squadron
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