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Kneeling in the front, middle, is 2nd Lt Gerard J Gallagher, KIA 26 Aug 1944
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"A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses beside the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Mairzy Doats' at an 8th Air Force base in England, 27 July 1944."

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The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A bomber crew and ground crew of the 379th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (FR-G, serial number 42-107146) nicknamed "Mairzy Doats" March 1944. Image via Edmund H Lutz, 379th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'B-17G "Mairzy Doats" air crew and ground crew chief 2102146 FR-G March 1944.'

42-107146

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mairzy Doats
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron

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CrashJG is 2nd Lt Gerard J Gallagher's nephew.

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