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A B-17F Flying Fortress (serial number 42-3089) of the 96th Bomb Group at Southend-On-Sea. Official caption on image: "1885. F.M.U. 1-2-44. Southend-On-The-Sea. B-17F 42-3089. Q." Handwritten caption on reverse: '96BG'.
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A B-17F Flying Fortress (serial number 42-3089) of the 96th Bomb Group at Southend-On-Sea. Official caption on image: "1885. F.M.U. 1-2-44. Southend-On-The-Sea. B-17F 42-3089. Q." Handwritten caption on reverse: '96BG'.

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Units

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-3069) of the 96th Bomb Group and a P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-8190) of the 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Snetterton Heath, B-17 and A/S/R P-47.'

42-3089

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Captain Eddie

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection