UPL 50011
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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.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Locations
- Site type: Military site
Revisions
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ContributorDouglas P
ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations, person associations, place associations and aircraft associations
Sources
My own Google Map search from information from the North Hertfordshire Museum.