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A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-39068) of the 487th Bomb Group after belly landing in a field at St. Margaret's, 8 January 1945. Official caption on image: "ISAD - SG27 - 1 - Crash Landing - B-17G 43-39068 - St. Margaret's - R.Z." Handwritten caption on reverse: '8/1/45, 329.'
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A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-39068) of the 487th Bomb Group after belly landing in a field at St. Margaret's, 8 January 1945. Official caption on image: "ISAD - SG27 - 1 - Crash Landing - B-17G 43-39068 - St. Margaret's - R.Z." Handwritten caption on reverse: '8/1/45, 329.'

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Units

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-39068) of the 487th Bomb Group after belly landing in a field at St. Margaret's, 8 January 1945. Official caption on image: "ISAD - SG27 - 1 - Crash Landing - B-17G 43-39068 - St. Margaret's - R.Z." Handwritten caption on reverse: '8/1/45, 329.'

43-39068

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection