UPL 7316

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Italy - Blasted wide open in the waist section by enemy flak, this 15th AAF Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress limped home 600 miles and with skillful piloting crash landed without additional injury to the crew.

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Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sweet Pea
  • Unit: 2nd Bomb Group 429th Bomb Squadron

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Image courtesy of Astrid van Erp, Fields of Honour database at http://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/