44-6899

The battle damaged tail of a B-17 Flying Fortress (N8-Q, serial number 44-6899) of the 398th Bomb Group damaged by an Me 262 at Manston, 10 April 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: '46899 N8-Q 600BS 10/4/45 Me262 damage - no casualties. Manston a/f. Lt. Shaffer. 398BG. USAAF 60. Credit Archer.' media-414246.jpg FRE 8069 The battle damaged tail of a B-17 Flying Fortress (N8-Q, serial number 44-6899) of the 398th Bomb Group damaged by an Me 262 at Manston, 10 April 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: '46899 N8-Q 600BS 10/4/45 Me262 damage - no casualties. Manston a/f. Lt. Shaffer. 398BG. USAAF 60. Credit Archer.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 8069 - The battle damaged tail of a B-17 Flying Fortress (N8-Q, serial number 44-6899) of the 398th Bomb Group damaged by an Me 262 at Manston, 10 April...

Delivered Lincoln 13/12/44; Grenier 20/12/44; Assigned 8AF 23/12/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 29/6/45; Sth Plains 1/7/45; RRFC Kingman 23/11/45.

Revisions

Date27 Sep 2014 18:41:54
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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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