Hitchin
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UPL 50011
Thieving Grove, Whitwell Hitchins, Hertfordshire, UK. Crash site location of B-17 42-37774 on 12/31/1943. 51.870408, -0.290495. Crew bailed out over RAF Bassingbourn due to low fuel and poor weather. Plane continued flying and crashed some 20 miles Southwest. 508th BS, 351st Bomb Group.
My own Google Map search from information from the North Hertfordshire Museum.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
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