UPL 30597

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Returning after its mission over Brux, Czechoslovakia a Boeing B-17G "Flying Fortress". #44-6316 VK-C, of the 358th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, crash landed at Molesworth Airbase, England when the landing gear collapsed. Here members of the 2097th EAFFP spray foamite on the burning engine, 12 September 44.

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Units

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron

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ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations