B-17 Fortresses of the 91st Bomb Group nearing the Dornier Assembly Plant at Meulan, France at dawn, 31 Aug 1943.

Caption   B-17 Fortresses of the 91st Bomb Group nearing the Dornier Assembly Plant at Meulan, France at dawn, 31 Aug 1943. ww2dbase
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via D. Sheley
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Added By David Stubblebine
Added Date 14 Jan 2013

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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Cees Steijger says:
26 Dec 2017 01:17:22 AM

The date is not 13 August 1943, but 31 August 1943. See: http://paul.rutgers.edu/~mcgrew/wwii/usaf/html/Aug.43.html
2. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
26 Dec 2017 07:13:40 PM

Cees Steijger (above):
You correct about the date. The caption has been updated to reflect the correction. Thank you for pointing this out.

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