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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 | |||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom | |||||
Date | 28 Sep 1944 | |||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via D. Sheley | |||||
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Photos on Same Day | 28 Sep 1944 | |||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||
Photo Size | 3,758 x 2,948 pixels |
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