UPL 27684
IMAGE"Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses Of The 452Nd Bomb Group Hurtles Earthward In Flmaes After A Direct Hit By Enemy Flak Sheared Off The Left Wing During An Attack On Chateaudun, France. 28 March 1944." - 42-32082 "Passionate Witch II" (452nd BG 728th BS) hit by flak over Chateaudun (France) MACR 3488 (7 kia 3 pow) Received a direct flak hit in no 4 gas tank, exploded in mid air, right wing broke off and the aircraft spun down, crashing 2 km South of Chateaudun airfield. NARA Ref 342-FH-3A18041-A61739AC.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Passionate Witch II
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron