
Caption | B-17G Fortress “Lost Angel” Belly landed at RAF Kimbolton after being damaged over Magdeburg, Germany, 28 Sep 1944. Note that the crew had unbolted and dropped the ball turret to keep it from breaking the airframe’s back ww2dbase | |||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via D. Sheley | |||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 28 Sep 1944 | |||||||
Photos at Same Place | Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom | |||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||
Added Date | 14 Jan 2013 | |||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: |
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