FRE 4802
IMAGEThe 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).
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Gamecock
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron