Gerard J Casius

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Aircraft

Dutch civillians examine the damaged tail of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97983) that has crash landed near Hoorn. First handwritten caption on reverse: 'Hoorn 7-7-44.' Second handwritten caption on reverse: 'Zwanenburg.'

42-97983

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron 571st Bomb Squadron

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Witnessed 42-97983 Crash

Hoorn, Netherlands 7 July 1944

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Correspondence with Gerard Casius