FRE 3716
IMAGEA B-17 Flying Fortress of the 92nd Bomb Group. Passed for publication 5 Sep 1942. Printed caption on reverse of print: 'Training American Bomber Crews In England, Sept. 1942. Preparing for the day when the might of the American and British Air Forces will strike together against the heart of Germany are many U.S. Army Air Corps bomber crews with their giant Flying Fortresses. They are completing their training over here at airfields which the American authorities have taken over from the R.A.F. and will soon be ready to go into action alongside their comrades who are already bombing the Germans in occupied territory. This picture, taken at an American Bomber Training School somewhere in England, shows – A Fortress in a rustic setting.'
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- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment