B-17G Fortress 'Silver Dollar' of the 384th Bomb Group over Berlin with its tail section knocked off from bombs falling from a higher bomber group, 9 Mar 1944. 8 were killed and 2 were taken prisoner.

Caption     B-17G Fortress 'Silver Dollar' of the 384th Bomb Group over Berlin with its tail section knocked off from bombs falling from a higher bomber group, 9 Mar 1944. 8 were killed and 2 were taken prisoner. ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseImperial War Museum
Identification Code   IWM FRE001282
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Photo Size 1,454 x 877 pixels
Photos at Same Place Berlin, Germany
Added By David Stubblebine
Licensing  According to the United Kingdom National Archives, Crown copyright material that has been created prior to 1 Jun 1957 is considered to be in the public domain.

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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
25 Mar 2018 10:18:49 PM

Some sources list the location of this aircraft’s crash as Marienfeld, Germany, which is near Cologne and almost 300 miles from where it actually crashed in Marienfelde, Germany, a suburb of Berlin.

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