UPL 36930
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"Men beginning to clear away the wreckage of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" of the 401st Bomb Group. The plane, taking off from an 8th Air Force base in England for a mission over Enemy-Occupied territory, was unable to lift its heavy bomb load and crashed into an unoccupied house near the village of Deenethorpe, England. 5-Dec-43."
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
![Civillians with the wreck of a crashed B-17 Flying Fortress of the 401st Bomb Group. Image stamped on reverse: 'Planet News.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 6 Dec 1943.' [stamp] and '295794.' [Censor no.] A printed caption was previously attached to the reverse however this has been removed. Handwritten caption on reverse: '5/12/43 B-17 Crash 401 BG.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380534.jpg.webp?itok=adZ8-fwN)
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Zenobia El Elephante
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
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