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Three ladies with the tail of a B-17 Flying Fortress (BN-A, serial number 43-38619) of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'C/L Ghent 303BG- SAL 14/2/45.'
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Three women, wrapped up in coats, gloves and scarves against the cold, stand next to the tail of B-17 Flying Fortress (BN-A, serial number 43-38619) of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group. It is possible that they are at the site of the forced landing of the B-17, near Ghent, Belgium, on or after 14 February 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'C/L Ghent 303BG- SAL 14/2/45.'

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Units

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Three ladies with the tail of a B-17 Flying Fortress (BN-A, serial number 43-38619) of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'C/L Ghent 303BG- SAL 14/2/45.'

43-38619

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

Date:
ContributorLucy May
ChangesChanges to caption
Sources

https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/12624

Date:
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection