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A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-37818) of the 390th Bomb Group flies over countryside. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Oct-Nov 1943, BI-D 568BS, MIA 21/1/44 4K[IA], 6 POW.'
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A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-37818) of the 390th Bomb Group flies over countryside. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Oct-Nov 1943, BI-D 568BS, MIA 21/1/44 4K[IA], 6 POW.'

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Units

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-37818) nicknamed "Pub Pete" of the 390th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '390 BG.'

42-37818

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Pub Pete aka Dinah Mite
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection