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Caption | B-17 Fortresses of the 301st Bomb Group over the Italian Alps on their way to the rail yards in Vienna, Austria, 12 Mar 1945. Note the B-17 in the center with its ball turret replaced with the H2X ground scanning radar. ww2dbase | |||||
Date | 12 Mar 1945 | |||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | |||||
Identification Code | 342-FH-3A04852-56906AC | |||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||
Photo Size | 3,257 x 2,618 pixels |
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