Brigadier General Robert B. Williams' plane, a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" is parked along the taxi strip during his visit to the 91st Bomb Group base at Bassingbourn, England.
This is 41-24460, originally assigned to the 306th Bomb Group. According to what I have, she was transferred to the 482nd Bomb Group at Alconbury on September 22, 1943, and finally assigned to First Bombardment Division Flight Section at Kimbolton on March 27, 1944. The B-17 was returned to the U.S. in October 1944 and ended her days at Kingman, Arizona.
This one had Roger Freeman and I stumped for years, but fortunately this same B-17F appears in the background of another photo taken that day at Bassingbourn.
Originally assigned 306BG, 423BS "A", SBA trainer during 1943,
Assigned 482BG 22/9/43, training aircraft as of 14/2/44
Assigned 1st Bomb Div. Special Purpose Flight, Kimbolton.
As of 31/3/44 oldest B-17F in 8AF still on hand.