FRE 729
IMAGEGround crew of the 91st Bomb Group attempt to repair a B-17 Flying Fortress (OR-P, serial number 42-30157) nicknamed "Hell's Belles (Dirty Gertie)" that overshot the runway at Bassingbourn, and crash landed in a field, 28 July 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '# 4220 "Hells Bells" After hydrolics[sic] shot out.'
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
Locations
- Site type: Airfield