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The wreck of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-31972) nicknamed "Gamecock" of the 379th Bomb Group. This B-17G is crashed 13-05-1944, at Belringe Denmark. It was transported by train to the Netherlands. The plane is demolished, at the Zerlegebetrieb inside Konzentrationslager Herzogenbusch (Vught). At this Concentration Camp the Luftwaffe demolished aircraft from 13 december 1943 until 2nd week September 1944. This picture is made at the Zerlegebetrieb at Konzentrationslager Herzogenbusch (Vught).

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Units

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

The wreck of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-31972) nicknamed "Gamecock" of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Gamecock
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

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ContributorWarHog10
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Sources

Peter van Kaathoven, The Netherlands

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection