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A B-17F Flying Fortress (RD-U, serial number 42-30606) of the 423rd Bomb Squadron 306th Bomb Group, parked outside a bombed hangar at Wathisham. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Boeing B-17F 306th. Wathisham A/F, Suffolk. 8/43. Hangar bombed by Jerries.'
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A B-17F Flying Fortress (RD-U, serial number 42-30606) of the 423rd Bomb Squadron 306th Bomb Group, parked outside a bombed hangar at Wathisham. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Boeing B-17F 306th. Wathisham A/F, Suffolk. 8/43. Hangar bombed by Jerries.'

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A B-17F Flying Fortress (RD-U, serial number 42-30606) of the 423rd Bomb Squadron 306th Bomb Group, parked outside a bombed hangar at Wathisham. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Boeing B-17F 306th. Wathisham A/F, Suffolk. 8/43. Hangar bombed by Jerries.'

42-30606

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers 367th Bomb Squadron

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Date: 5 Nov 2022 07:39:47
ContributorPaul Bellamy
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Misspelling of Wattisham in caption.
Image shows the bombed-out central two C-Type Hangars at Wattisham, not repaired until after WWII.

Date: 8 Sep 2014 15:45:18
ContributorAAM
Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection