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A B-17G Flying Fortress (JJ-G, serial number 44-8360) of the 422nd Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group at Dijon-Longvic. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-17G of the 305th BG. 44-8360. "G" a/c looks exactly like the one illustrated in your 'Mighty Eighth'! (Different squadron.) A/C is seen in France late 1944, possibly at Dijon-Longvic. Photo via: A. Pignard. (JJ-G).'

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Units

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A B-17G Flying Fortress (JJ-G, serial number 44-8360) of the 422nd Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group at Dijon-Longvic. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-17G of the 305th BG. 44-8360. "G" a/c looks exactly like the one illustrated in your 'Mighty Eighth'! (Different squadron.) A/C is seen in France late 1944, possibly at Dijon-Longvic. Photo via: A. Pignard. (JJ-G).'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection