Lieutenant Masoni of the 379th Bomb Group with Barbara Deane after crash landing his B-17 Flying Fortress in Deans' garden, 4 July 1944. Passed as censored 5 Jul 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: '379.' Printed caption on reverse: 'Independence Day Incident[obscured] American Bomber Lands In Garden In Southern England. With two engines out of commission and several of the crew wounded by flak, an American four-engined bomber returning from an early morning raid on targets in Normandy made a belly landing in a garden in Southern England on Independence Day[obscured]. Photo Shows:- After the emergency landing Barbara Deane meets one of the airmen in front of the bomber. He is the navgator, Lt. Masoni, of New York City. Lal July 5 1944 PN' .' Censor no: 335467. On reverse: Planet News and SHAEF Field Press Censor [Stamps].