FRE 4268
IMAGEA B-17F Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24579) nicknamed "Thumper" of the 303rd Bomb Group that has crash landed. Official caption on image: "...AD-S-14-303)(23-1-43)(A/C No. 41-24579. Type B17F. Battle Damage) (...G20-ETO-303BG) (1-23-43) B-17F 41-124579 Battle Damage." Handwritten caption on reverse: '23/1/43. 387.' Printed caption on reverse: '61858 A - Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Thumper" (Aircraft No. 41-24579) crash landed at a base in England, 303rd Bomb Group. 23 January 1943. U.S. Air Force Photo.'
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Thumper
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron