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File:Boeing B-17F of the 323rd BS, 91st BG (USAAF) in flight over England (UK), circa in 1943 (080129-f-3927s-210).jpg

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English: A U.S. Army Air Forces Boeing B-17F-27-BO Flying Fortress (s/n 41-24639, c/n 3324), nicknamed "The Careful Virgin", in flight over an airfield in England (UK). It was assigned to the 91st Bomb Group, 323rd Bomb Squadron, which arrived at RAF Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire (UK), in November 1942.
After completing 80 missions, this aircraft was transferred to AFSC for "Operation Aphrodite" (flying bomb). It was launched against German V-3 site at Mimoyecques, Pas-de-Calais (France) on 4 August 1944, but impacted short of target due to a controller error.
Date circa 1942-1943
Source AFHRA photo 080129-f-3927s-210
Author USAAF

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