FRE 4426

IMAGE

By downloading this image, you are agreeing to our Terms and Conditions

Civillians repair a B-17 Flying Fortress of the 306th Bomb Group. The original MoI caption: 'British civilians repair a Flying Fortress somewhere in England. They have over two years' experience in assembling and repairing Lend-Lease American aircraft; today their labour and vast depot fully equipped down to the last telephone and canteen knife and fork has been given to the American Command in Britain by the British Government as Reciprocal Aid.'

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Revisions

Date:
ContributorPaul Bellamy
ChangesChanges to aircraft associations
Sources

Serial number visible on tail checked against fuselage code: http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/404

Date:
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection