FRE 6447

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Capt Mark Brown, 3rd Division HQ Photographic officer, boarding a 385th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-38625) nicknamed "Ole Doodle Bug!" for a food dropping mission to Utrecht on May Day 1945. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Handwritten on slide casing: '338625.'

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Units

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

An airman of the 385th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-38625) nicknamed "Ole Doodle Bug!". Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Handwritten on slide casing: '338625.'
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: Headquarters (3rd Air Division)
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Chief Photo Interpreter

Aircraft

An airman of the 385th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-38625) nicknamed "Ole Doodle Bug!". Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Handwritten on slide casing: '338625.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ole Doodle Bug
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group

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