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Cletracs and ground personnel of the 447th Bomb Group attend to a crashed B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-39886). Handwritten caption on reverse: '29/6/44.'
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Cletracs and ground personnel of the 447th Bomb Group attend to a crashed B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-39886). Handwritten caption on reverse: '29/6/44.'

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The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.

447th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Cletracs and ground personnel of the 447th Bomb Group attend to a crashed B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-39886). Handwritten caption on reverse: '29/6/44.'

42-39886

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hi Mack
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron

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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection