FRE 4439
IMAGEA B-17F Flying Fortress (RD-U, serial number 42-30606) of the 423rd Bomb Squadron 306th Bomb Group, parked outside a bombed hangar at Wathisham. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Boeing B-17F 306th. Wathisham A/F, Suffolk. 8/43. Hangar bombed by Jerries.'
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
Locations
- Site type: Airfield
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ContributorPaul Bellamy
Sources
Misspelling of Wattisham in caption.
Image shows the bombed-out central two C-Type Hangars at Wattisham, not repaired until after WWII.