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Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1945-1983, In Storage, 83/A/1374

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress dropped more bombs than any other US aircraft in the Second World War, and was the main bomber of the United States Army Air Forces in Europe in the Second World War.

Starboard side view of Boeing B17 on a white background., © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / u00a9 RAF Museum / Iain Duncan

USAAF Memorial Stone

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1984-1986, London, Hangar Five, 1986/0515/C

This memorial was created for the 1984 Liverpool Garden Festival to commemorate the city’s link with the USAAF as a disembarkation point for personnel and equipment.

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USAAF Shoulder Badge, 8th Air Force

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, 1986/0457/U

While Bomber Command operated mainly at night, the US 8th Air Force conducted daylight raids against Germany and occupied Europe. By 1945, the 8th equalled Bomber Command in the tonnage of bombs dropped.

USAAF Shoulder Badge, 8th Air Force | 1986/0457/U, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Air Ministry War Room, Air Staff Operational Summary and Summary of Reports of Enemy Action against the United Kingdom: Volume 23 Numbers 1105-1166 December 1943-January 1944

Library, In Storage, PR03730

Bound volume of Air Ministry War Room Summaries Volume 23 Numbers 1105-1166. Covers the period December 1943-January 1944.

Air Ministry War Room, Air Staff Operational Summary and Summary of Reports of Enemy Action against the United Kingdom: Volume 23 Numbers 1105-1166 December 1943-January 1944 | PR03730

Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress (42-97976 D) of the 709th Bombardment Squadron, 447th Bombardment Group, 12 May 1945

Photographs, In Storage, P100727

Boeing B-17G (42-97976 D) ‘A Bit o’ Lace) served with the 709th Bombardment Squadron of the 447th Bombardment Group, Stowmarket, from 1944 until 1945.

A silver-coloured four-engined bomber in flight, Royal Air Force Museum, Charles Brown Collection

Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress (42-97976 D) of the 709th Bombardment Squadron, 447th Bombardment Group, 12 May 1945

Photographs, In Storage, P100724

Boeing B-17G (42-97976 D) ‘A Bit o’ Lace) served with the 709th Bombardment Squadron of the 447th Bombardment Group, Stowmarket, from 1944 until 1945.

Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress (42-97976 D) of the 709th Bombardment Squadron, 447th Bombardment Group, 12 May 1945 | P100724, Royal Air Force Museum, Charles Brown Collection

Boeing B-17G aircraft of the 447th Bombardment Group, Stowmarket, 12 May 1945

Photographs, In Storage, P100068

The 447th Bombardment Group served in the 3rd Air Division of the US 8th Air Force during the Second World War.

Boeing B-17G aircraft of the 447th Bombardment Group, Stowmarket, 12 May 1945 | P100068, Royal Air Force Museum, Charles Brown Collection

Boeing B-17G (42-97976 D) in flight, 447th Bombardment Group, Stowmarket, 12 May 1945

Photographs, In Storage, P100064

Boeing B-17G (42-97976 D) ‘A Bit o’ Lace) served with the 709th Bombardment Squadron of the 447th Bombardment Group, Stowmarket, from 1944 until 1945.

Boeing B-17G (42-97976 D) in flight, 447th Bombardment Group, Stowmarket, 12 May 1945 | P100064, Royal Air Force Museum, Charles Brown Collection

Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress (42-97976 D) of the 709th Bombardment Squadron, 447th Bombardment Group, 12 May 1945

Photographs, In Storage, P100726

Boeing B-17G (42-97976 D) ‘A Bit o’ Lace) served with the 709th Bombardment Squadron of the 447th Bombardment Group, Stowmarket, from 1944 until 1945.

A silver-coloured four-engined bomber in flight, Royal Air Force Museum, Charles Brown Collection

Air Ministry War Room, Air Staff Operational Summary and Summary of Reports of Enemy Action against the United Kingdom: Volume 27 Numbers 1349-1409 August-September 1944

Library, In Storage, PR03734

Bound volume of Air Ministry War Room Summaries Volume 27 Numbers 1349-1409. Covers the period August-September 1944.

Air Ministry War Room, Air Staff Operational Summary and Summary of Reports of Enemy Action against the United Kingdom: Volume 27 Numbers 1349-1409 August-September 1944 | PR03734