Caption | B-17F Flying Fortress bomber of 97th Bomb Group by US 414th Bomb Squadron in flight, Jan 1943 ww2dbase | |||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Army Air Forces Hank Tillman via David Shelby & reddog1944.com | |||||
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Photo Size | 1,046 x 559 pixels | |||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||
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Visitor Submitted Comments
2. Fredrick Richard "Rick" Flack says:
8 Jan 2021 10:50:21 PM
Caption should read:
B-17F (42-5731) Flying Fortress of the 97th Bomb Group with the 414th Bomb Squadron in flight between July 1943 to January 1944 per Doug Cook's website (reddog1944.com).
8 Jan 2021 10:50:21 PM
Caption should read:
B-17F (42-5731) Flying Fortress of the 97th Bomb Group with the 414th Bomb Squadron in flight between July 1943 to January 1944 per Doug Cook's website (reddog1944.com).
3. David Stubblebine says:
9 Jan 2021 12:21:47 PM
Rick (above):
With all due respect to Doug Cook and his website, this photo must be dated as late January 1943. This aircraft arrived in-theater in Jan 1943 which is the same month the national insignia had the white bars added to the sides. This creates a very narrow time window for when this photo could have been taken. The caption has been amended to reflect this and we thank you for helping us take a closer look at this question.
9 Jan 2021 12:21:47 PM
Rick (above):
With all due respect to Doug Cook and his website, this photo must be dated as late January 1943. This aircraft arrived in-theater in Jan 1943 which is the same month the national insignia had the white bars added to the sides. This creates a very narrow time window for when this photo could have been taken. The caption has been amended to reflect this and we thank you for helping us take a closer look at this question.
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8 Nov 2012 04:17:05 PM
Marking for the 97th BG, 414th BS was a white
triangle with a "Y" in the center. Below was a circle with a number inside, the 97th BG was part of the US 15th Air Force.
Operated in the Mediterranean Theater and England. Bombed targets in Italy, France, Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Hungary and the Balkans.
Group was deactivated, October 1945