UPL 38172
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"The crash crew at the 303rd "Flying Fortress" station swarm over the 'Thunder Bird' to extinguish an engine fire as it returns from a mission to Germany. Some of the men are lost in the cloud of steam as they work to save the old plane, a veteran of more than 100 missions."
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Thunder Bird
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 388th Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
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ContributorAl_Skiff
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