William A Watts
Military![A bomber crew of the 303rd Bomb Group stand on the wing of their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-29944) that has crash landed. Passed as censored 10 Sep 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '6/9/43. Crash - south coast. #3.' On reverse: US Army Press Censor ETO [Stamp].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/wysiwyg_x2/public/freeman/media-407659.jpg.webp?itok=8OhonLzX)
Found in the description of the bombers under it's crew. Added in to the photo. Added the name of the civilian, once again found on the description of the plane and crew.
Object Number - FRE 4267 - A bomber crew of the 303rd Bomb Group stand on the wing of their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-29944) that has crash landed. The civilian in...
Flew on 'Winning Run' a B-17 that crash landed after all 4 engines gave out, while returning from raid on Stuttgart on 6 Sept 43. It ran out of fuel. Many of the other B-17's were low on fuel that day, 10 out of 19. This particular plane was written up by Life Magazine War Correspondent Schershel because he was on the plane during the mission.
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Revisions
303RD WEB SITE, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 276 w/ picture of crew an ac in Kent field / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
![A bomber crew of the 303rd Bomb Group stand on the wing of their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-29944) that has crash landed. Passed as censored 10 Sep 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '6/9/43. Crash - south coast. #3.' On reverse: US Army Press Censor ETO [Stamp].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-407659.jpg.webp?itok=JNuZmFzv)
