UPL 44747

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Pilot Gillespie wrote the story of the landing in Sweden during the aircraft's final mission

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Aircraft

B-17 Flying Fortresses, (LL-F, serial number 42-97467) of the 91st Bomb Group, (OJ-G, serial number 42-97212) of the 96th Bomb Group and (LD-D, serial number 42-39994) of the 100th Bomb Group in Sweden, 1944. Written on slide casing: 'Sweden, 297467 LL:F, 18/7/44, 297212 OJ:G, 11/4/44, 239994, LD:D 3/3/44.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The story of this aircraft's final mission is attached-landing in Sweden
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron

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Sources

Flight Journal Magazine, Fall 2004