A U.S. Army Air Forces <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_B-17" class="extiw" title="en:Boeing B-17">Boeing B-17F-27-BO <i>Flying Fortress</i></a> (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, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/323d_Strategic_Reconnaissance_Squadron" class="extiw" title="en:323d Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron">323rd Bomb Squadron</a>, which arrived at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Bassingbourn" class="extiw" title="en:RAF Bassingbourn">RAF Bassingbourn</a>, Cambridgeshire (UK), in November 1942.<br> 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.
USAAF
circa 1942-1943
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