43-38236

Delivered Cheyenne 11/7/44; Kearney 21/7/44; Dow Fd 3/8/44; Assigned 614BS/401BG [IW-M] Deenethorpe 25/8/44; battle damaged Frankfurt 5/11/44 with ?; crash landed Dunmow A/fd, UK; Salvaged 8/11/44.

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689

  • Date: 26 October 1944

688

  • Date: 25 October 1944

685

  • Date: 22 October 1944
The flak damaged nose of a B-17 Flying Fortress of the 398th Bomb Group. Printed caption on reverse: '54600 AC- England- 1st lt Lawrence M De Lancey, Corvallis, Oregon, landed this B-17 safely after its nose was literally shot away by flak over Cologne, Germany. Please Credit: Official US Air Force Photo.' Printed caption on image: 'This B-17 landed safely after losing its nose to flak. US AAF Photo.' Handwritten caption on reverse: '43-38172 of 398th BG.'

678

  • Date: 15 October 1944

677

  • Date: 14 October 1944

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http://401bg.org/Main/History/Aircraft/Details.aspx?ID=38236

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log