Two Flying Fortresses collided in mid-air over England recently but due excellent piloting, both were able to land safely at their home base. This photo shows damaged rudder and verticle fin beeing inspected by part of the fortunate crew. Tail gunner, S/Sgt. Michael Fenchek, New Castle, Pa., is standing over the tail position; T/Sgt. Raymond Bisson, Barre, Vt., radio operator; and S/Sgt. Gladyes Wallace, Alameda, Calif., waist gunner stand on the ground. Other Forts’s horizontal stabilizer crashed into this plane’s tail. The other B-17 was #42-107040 'Shirley Jean'...Source: Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log