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B-17 Flying Fortresses, (HH-H, serial number 43-37908) nicknamed "Wolfel Bear" and B-17 (2S-F, serial number 43-37998) of the 486th Bomb Group in flight, during a mission.

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Units

A diagrammatic layout of AAF Station 174 - the USAAF codename for Sudbury airfield - while the 486th Bomb Group were stationed at the airbase as of the 22 June 1944.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

B-17 Flying Fortresses, (HH-H, serial number 43-37908) nicknamed "Wolfel Bear" and B-17 (2S-F, serial number 43-37998) of the 486th Bomb Group in flight, during a mission.
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Wolfel Bear
  • Unit: 835th Bomb Squadron 486th Bomb Group

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection