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Ground personnel of the 379th Bomb Group work on a B-17 Flying Fortress (FR-H, serial number 42-38111) nicknamed "Mairzy Doats", April 1944. Image via Edmund H Lutz, 379th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'April 1944, my patched up B-17 "Mairzy Doats" on hardstand.'

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Units

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Ground personnel of the 379th Bomb Group work on a B-17 Flying Fortress (FR-H, serial number 42-38111) nicknamed "Mairzy Doats", April 1944. Image via Edmund H Lutz, 379th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'April 1944, my patched up B-17 "Mairzy Doats" on hardstand.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection