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Herb Coleman, of the 422nd Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, points to the nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (JJ-F, serial number 41-24515) "Target for Tonite." Handwritten caption on reverse: ''Target for Tonite'. 422BS. JJ-F. 124515. Herb Coleman.'

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Herb Coleman, of the 422nd Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, points to the nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (JJ-F, serial number 41-24615) "Target for Tonite." Handwritten caption on reverse: ''Target for Tonite'. 422BS. JJ-F. 124615. Herb Coleman.'

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Units

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

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

The insignia of the 422nd Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group.

422nd Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Ground crew work of the 305th Bomb Group work on the engines of a B-17 Flying Fortress, nicknamed "Target for Tonite". Handwritten caption on reverse: '30/6/43. 305[BG].'

41-24615

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

Revisions

Date: 5 Nov 2022 07:39:47

Contributoracbernstein1

ChangesChanges to caption and aircraft associations

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Date: 8 Sep 2014 15:45:31

ContributorAAM

ChangesAAM ingest

Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection