FRE 4734
IMAGEThe wreck of a B-17 Flying Fortress (DS-P) nicknamed "No Balls At All" of the 511th Bomb Squadron, 351st Bomb Group before being scrapped by the Germans after being shot down. Passed for publication 8 Jun 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'No Balls At All, 22/2/44.' Printed caption on reverse: 'Wrecked Enemy Bombers Deliver Material For Germany's War Machine. Photo Shows: An American bomber, shot down by German defense units, being transported to one of the numerous German dismounting shops in the West. A single shop of this kind supplies about 1,000 tons of new war material from these wreckages for the German airplane production. May 18, 1944.' On reverse: US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment