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| Caption | Flight crew of B-17F Fortress “Man-O-War” of the 306th Bomb Group in full flight dress, RAF Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England, Oct 1942. ww2dbase | |||||||||
| WW2-Era Location Name | Thurleigh, England, United Kingdom | |||||||||
| Date | Oct 1942 | |||||||||
| Photographer | Unknown | |||||||||
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| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Army Signal Corps via National Archives | |||||||||
| Link to Source | Link | |||||||||
| Identification Code | Identifier 292573 | |||||||||
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| Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||||
| Photo Size | 724 x 585 pixels | |||||||||
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“Man-O-War” had serial #41-24486 and was with the 367th Bomb Squadron. The plane was lost on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St Nazaire, France, 9 Nov 1942 when it was hit by flak and crashed into the harbor. All 11 aboard were killed.