UPL 30823

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Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" (A/C No. 1414) belly landed at an 8th Air Force Base in England, 28 January 1944. 401St Bomb Group. 42-31414 (401st BG 615th BS IY-J) assigned 14 jan 44, 1 mission, scrapped after this ground accident, undercarriage retracted by error.

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Units

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron

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