UPL 61042

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Bomber plane parked on muddy ground. There are two men standing on the wings and several ladders underneath plane. Men in uniform on all sides of the plane and three men in uniform standing in the foreground looking into a hole in the ground
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42-107035 "Reluctant Lady" narrowly escaped destruction from one of seven 500 pound bombs a German JU 88 dropped on Great Ashfield the afternoon of May 23,1944. Only one bomb met its mark destroying hanger No. 1 containing "Powerful Katrinka" (42-31928).

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Bomber plane parked on muddy ground. There are two men standing on the wings and several ladders underneath plane. Men in uniform on all sides of the plane and three men in uniform standing in the foreground looking into a hole in the ground

42-107035

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Reluctant Lady
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron

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