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This week's Photo Pack features some interesting B-17 photos from the Mike Bailey collection. some are well known but many are quite rare, copied from personal albums of veterans themselves.
This week's Photo Pack features some interesting B-17 photos from the Mike Bailey collection. some are well known but many are quite rare, copied from personal albums of veterans themselves.
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398th BG K8-S of the 602nd BS
398th BG K8-S of the 602nd BS
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Madame Queen 401st BG, Deenethorpe
Madame Queen 401st BG, Deenethorpe
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B-17G-40-VE "A Bit O' Lace" of the 447th BG, Rattlesden, Suffolk - Charles E. Brown, Yellow applied late in January 1945
B-17G-40-VE "A Bit O' Lace" of the 447th BG, Rattlesden, Suffolk - Charles E. Brown, Yellow applied late in January 1945
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Lockheed/Vega B-17 over the USA
Lockheed/Vega B-17 over the USA
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Lockheed/Vega B-17 over the USA
Lockheed/Vega B-17 over the USA
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490th BG, Eye, "All er Nothin", a B-17G of the 490th BG which came to grief on 23 February 1945
490th BG, Eye, "All er Nothin", a B-17G of the 490th BG which came to grief on 23 February 1945
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490th BG, Eye crash 23 February 1945
490th BG, Eye crash 23 February 1945
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452nd BG, Deopham Green
452nd BG, Deopham Green
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327th BS, 92nd BG, Podington. B-17G 43-37568 in 1944. "D-Day"?. 2 June 1944
327th BS, 92nd BG, Podington. B-17G 43-37568 in 1944. "D-Day"?. 2 June 1944
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UX-Z 327th BS, 92nd BG, Podington
UX-Z 327th BS, 92nd BG, Podington
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381st BG, Ridgewell, "Flak Magnet", flying toward the oil plant at Meresburg on 25 November in one of the many attacks against Nazi oil sources
381st BG, Ridgewell, "Flak Magnet", flying toward the oil plant at Meresburg on 25 November in one of the many attacks against Nazi oil sources
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96th BG, Snetterton Heath, 25 June 1944
96th BG, Snetterton Heath, 25 June 1944
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96th BG, Snetterton Heath, 25 June 1944
96th BG, Snetterton Heath, 25 June 1944
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96th BG, Snetterton Heath, at Old Buck?, Q3-W
96th BG, Snetterton Heath, at Old Buck?, Q3-W
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490th BG, Eye
490th BG, Eye
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486th BG, Lavenham, 337966, FIRLOC 5 November 1944, 5 January 1945
486th BG, Lavenham, 337966, FIRLOC 5 November 1944, 5 January 1945
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490th BG, Eye, 9 August 1945
490th BG, Eye, 9 August 1945
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401st BG, crashed 3 miles S.E of Saltby, Leicester, on 22 January 1945
401st BG, crashed 3 miles S.E of Saltby, Leicester, on 22 January 1945
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Maximum Effort 401st BG
Maximum Effort 401st BG
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B-17Gs of the 303rd Bomb Group taxi in at Molesworth after the mission to Berlin on February 3rd 1945. Nearest B-17 is "La Rhonda" 43-38289 of the 359th Bomb Squadron
B-17Gs of the 303rd Bomb Group taxi in at Molesworth after the mission to Berlin on February 3rd 1945. Nearest B-17 is "La Rhonda" 43-38289 of the 359th Bomb Squadron
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Gamblers Choice IW-2, 401st BG, Deenethorpe.
Gamblers Choice IW-2, 401st BG, Deenethorpe.
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96th BG, Snetterton Heath
96th BG, Snetterton Heath
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337th BS, 96th BG, QJ-M B-17, Snetterton Heath
337th BS, 96th BG, QJ-M B-17, Snetterton Heath
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390th BG B-17s
390th BG B-17s
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384th BG B-17 dropping bombs
384th BG B-17 dropping bombs
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401st BG, Deenethorpe
401st BG, Deenethorpe
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612th BS, 401st BG B-17s at Deenethorpe
612th BS, 401st BG B-17s at Deenethorpe
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306th BG, Thurleigh, B-17G with Disney Bombs under wings
306th BG, Thurleigh, B-17G with Disney Bombs under wings
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401st BG, Deenethorpe, B-17G's of the 401st BG on a bombing mission late in 1944
401st BG, Deenethorpe, B-17G's of the 401st BG on a bombing mission late in 1944
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838th BS, 487th BG, AOS 3 March 1944
838th BS, 487th BG, AOS 3 March 1944
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452nd BG B-17s dropping bombs
452nd BG B-17s dropping bombs
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Homing Pigeon IN-N of the 401st BG which was lost on the mission to Meresburg 21 November 1944.
Homing Pigeon IN-N of the 401st BG which was lost on the mission to Meresburg 21 November 1944.
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381st BG, Ridgewell, GD-P, 'Passaic Warrior'
381st BG, Ridgewell, GD-P, 'Passaic Warrior'
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534th BS, 381st BG, Ridgewell, B-17G-45-DL, with an 'escort' of C-47 Dakotas. Summer 1944
534th BS, 381st BG, Ridgewell, B-17G-45-DL, with an 'escort' of C-47 Dakotas. Summer 1944
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A B-17G 44-6483, 550th BS, 385th BG, in flight, 'Ruby's Raiders'
A B-17G 44-6483, 550th BS, 385th BG, in flight, 'Ruby's Raiders'
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Striking view of a 379th BG B-17G, showing triangle 'K' highlighted with yellow frame, introduced in August 1944
Striking view of a 379th BG B-17G, showing triangle 'K' highlighted with yellow frame, introduced in August 1944
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B-17G of the 569th BS, 390th BG, Framlingham, releases its cargo of food supplies to the Dutch in May 1945, Operation Manna
B-17G of the 569th BS, 390th BG, Framlingham, releases its cargo of food supplies to the Dutch in May 1945, Operation Manna
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TWAN-or-G-G-G, Deenethorpe, 30 September 1944
TWAN-or-G-G-G, Deenethorpe, 30 September 1944
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French Dressing, 381st BG, Ridgewell
French Dressing, 381st BG, Ridgewell
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381st BG, Ridgewell in the snow
381st BG, Ridgewell in the snow
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The Betty-J, 401st BG, Deenethorpe
The Betty-J, 401st BG, Deenethorpe
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B-17 rear gunner
B-17 rear gunner
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Fortresses of the 381st BG above the clouds over occupied Europe in 1943 - USAF
Fortresses of the 381st BG above the clouds over occupied Europe in 1943 - USAF
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Looky Looky, 490th BG, Eye
Looky Looky, 490th BG, Eye
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Love Em All, 490th BG, Eye
Love Em All, 490th BG, Eye
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Great close up of B-17 navigator
Great close up of B-17 navigator
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Waist gunners in a B-17
Waist gunners in a B-17
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B-17s approaching the coastline
B-17s approaching the coastline
