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B17 42-30263 "Pregnant Portia aka Portia's Revenge" 385th Bomb Group, overshot RAF Docking, Nfk, on wet grass..

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Units

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Three B-17 Flying Fortresses including (serial number 42-30263) and (serial number 42-3422) of the 385th Bomb Group fly in formation during a mission. Passed for publication 28 Sep 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Youth Of The Flying Fortresses. USP/224I-102-104-102. In the capable hands of the young blood of America, Flying Fortresses roar through the sky on route to bomb and fight the Germans on the ground and in the sky.' Censor no: 285771. On reverse: Keystone Press, US Army Press Censor ETO and US

42-30263

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Pregnant Portia, Portia's Revenge

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Michel Beckers WW2CRASHSITERESEARCH