UPL 37013

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Flight of three 401st BG B-17's. In the foreground is B-17G 43-38862 (IN-N), followed by B-17G 44-6588 (IN-D) "Carrie B IV". Background aircraft is B-17G 42-102947 (IN-S) "D-Day Dottie". 18 April, 1945. Colored by Howdi Colour Recovery.

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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

Aircraft

42-102947

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: D-Day Dottie
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron

43-38862

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron

44-6588

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Carrie B IV
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron

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Sources

Howdi Colour Recovery, Cody Dailey Collection