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Ground personnel recover a B-17G Flying Fortress (DF-G, serial number 42-37736) of the 324th Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group at Lavenham. Printed caption on image: '(SAD H4 20 Oct 44(2859))(WPU Crash landing B-17G-42 37736 W*V, Lavenham.'
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Ground personnel recover a B-17G Flying Fortress 42-37736 of the 78th FG / 82nd FS at RAF Lavenham. Aircraft crashed on 20 October 1944 @ 1515 hrs after being transfer to the fighter group for use as a radio relay ship. Printed caption on image: '(SAD H4 20 Oct 44(2859))(WPU Crash landing B-17G-42 37736 W*V, Lavenham.'

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Units

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Duke of Paducah" of the 91st Bomb Group.

42-37736

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Duke of Paducah
  • Unit: 324th Bomb Squadron 91st Bomb Group

Locations

Officers of the 487th Bomb Group outside the 838th Bomb Squadron operations room.

Lavenham

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield

Revisions

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Sources

From AAF accident report 45-10-20-508

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection