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Personnel of the 96th Bomb Group inspect the wreck of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-37764) that has crash landed 21 November 1944.
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Personnel of the 96th Bomb Group inspect the wreck of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-37764) that has crash landed 21 November 1944.

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Units

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Personnel of the 96th Bomb Group inspect the wreck of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-37764) that has crash landed 21 November 1944. Written on slide casing: '21/11/44.'

43-37764

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Betty Lee Up N Cider Boyd's Bird
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection