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Flight crew of B-17F Fortress “Man-O-War” of the 306th Bomb Group in full flight dress, RAF Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England, Oct 1942.

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
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Army Signal Corps via National Archives
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   Identifier 292573
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Photo Size 724 x 585 pixels
Photos at Same Place Thurleigh, England, United Kingdom
Added By David Stubblebine
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
20 Sep 2023 09:11:13 PM

“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.

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Lat/Long 52.2297, -0.4747
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