UPL 33715
IMAGE""Airfield at Bordeaux, France, left in smoke and flames as a result of 8th Air Force bombing on 27 March 1944. Another job "well done" by the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" of the 452nd Bomb Group. Photo of airfield taken through the nose of a "Flying Fortress" by S/Sgt Jack Rippberger."
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 493rd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron 863rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16143179
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner, Waist Gunner
Mission
- Date: 27 March 1944