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B-17 Flying Fortresses, including nicknamed "Frenchy's Folly", of the 381st Bomb Group at Laun-Couvron, France, May 1945. is the foremost of a large group of 381st Bomb Group aircraft at Station A-70, at Laun-Couvron in France, during Operation Revival, May 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'No 10. May 4 or 5, 1945. Station A-70 Laun-Couvron, France (sometimes called Crepy-Couvron). Liberated prisoners of war from Stalag Luft No. I, Barth, Germany. 381st Bomb Group planes, Frenchy's Folly in foreground. Jim Tobin.'

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Units

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection