UPL 30597
IMAGEReturning 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
Locations
- Site type: Airfield