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Me 323 Gigant heavy transport being shot down by a B-26 Marauder aircraft of No. 14 Squadron RAF in the Mediterranean Sea near Cap Corse, Corsica, France, 30 Jul 1943; the B-26 was piloted by Wing Commander W. S. D. Maydwell; the Me 323 would crash-land on the beach with all crew members surviving

Caption     Me 323 Gigant heavy transport being shot down by a B-26 Marauder aircraft of No. 14 Squadron RAF in the Mediterranean Sea near Cap Corse, Corsica, France, 30 Jul 1943; the B-26 was piloted by Wing Commander W. S. D. Maydwell; the Me 323 would crash-land on the beach with all crew members surviving ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseImperial War Museums via Wikimedia Commons
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   C 3692
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Me 323 Gigant   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 2,408 x 1,772 pixels
Photos on Same Day 30 Jul 1943
Photos at Same Place Mediterranean Sea
Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  According to the United Kingdom National Archives, Crown copyright material that has been created prior to 1 Jun 1957 is considered to be in the public domain.

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