| Caption | Flight crew of B-17F Fortress “Man-O-War” of the 306th Bomb Group in full flight dress, RAF Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England, Oct 1942. ww2dbase | |||||||||
| Photographer | Unknown | |||||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Army Signal Corps via National Archives | |||||||||
| Link to Source | Link | |||||||||
| Identification Code | Identifier 292573 | |||||||||
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| Photo Size | 724 x 585 pixels | |||||||||
| Photos at Same Place | Thurleigh, England, United Kingdom | |||||||||
| Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||||
| Licensing | Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government". Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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| WW2-Era Place Name | Thurleigh, England, United Kingdom |
| Lat/Long | 52.2297, -0.4747 |
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20 Sep 2023 09:11:13 PM
“Man-O-War” had serial #41-24486 and was with the 367th Bomb Squadron. The plane was lost on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St Nazaire, France, 9 Nov 1942 when it was hit by flak and crashed into the harbor. All 11 aboard were killed.