
Caption | B-17 Fortresses of the 91st Bomb Group nearing the Dornier Assembly Plant at Meulan, France at dawn, 31 Aug 1943. ww2dbase | |||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via D. Sheley | |||||
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Photo Size | 2,797 x 2,211 pixels | |||||
Photos on Same Day | 31 Aug 1943 | |||||
Photos at Same Place | Meulan, France | |||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||
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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David Stubblebine says:
26 Dec 2017 07:13:40 PM
Cees Steijger (above):
You correct about the date. The caption has been updated to reflect the correction. Thank you for pointing this out.

26 Dec 2017 07:13:40 PM
Cees Steijger (above):
You correct about the date. The caption has been updated to reflect the correction. Thank you for pointing this out.
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26 Dec 2017 01:17:22 AM
The date is not 13 August 1943, but 31 August 1943. See: http://paul.rutgers.edu/~mcgrew/wwii/usaf/html/Aug.43.html