A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 398th Bomb Group takes off in a ploughed field with the assistance of wing mounted rockets. A salvaged tail fin from an unknown 401BG B-17 has been fitted by repair crews of the 2nd Strategic Air Depot while preparing the aircraft for recovery. Printed caption on reverse: 'A-57236 AC - It's up ...- after rolling only 372 feet, half the distance it would take without the 12 rockets mounted beneath the wings. This Boeing B-17 had originally been forced, because of flak damage over enemy territory, to land on a small ploughed English field with fences and trees offering extreme danger to the pilot. U.S. Air Force Photo.'