FRE 6652
IMAGEA smoke cloud caused by a crashed B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-38145) of the 452nd Bomb Group, photographed from a B-24 Liberator. Image via Al Golisch. Written on slide casing: '238145 T, or Old Buckenham.'
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Rosalie Ann II
- Unit: 45th Combat Bomb Wing 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
Locations
- Site type: Airfield
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ContributorPete
Sources
Aircraft name: Rosalie Ann
Crashed near Buckenham, England May 19, 1944 due to mid air coll. w/42-31242 of 388th BG
Pilot Name: Gaither
Source: The Sunrise Serenade, A world War II Bomber Crew Story, Jerry Penry, August 2000. Pg 151