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B-17G-80BO 43-38172
8th AF 398th BG 601st BS
damaged on bombing mission over Cologne, Germany on 15 October 1944.
Pilot 1st Lt. Lawrence De Lancey brought the wounded Fortress back to Nuthampstead, UK, where photo was taken.
Notice the upwards effect of the anti-aircraft shell;
the bombardier S/Sgt. George E. Abbott was killed.
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B-17C 40-2074 at Hickam Field. As Capt. Raymond T. Swenson landed, gunfire set alight the flare storage box amidships, burning the plane in two. One crew killed by Zero attack. Photo by Tai Sing Loo. Loo's straw helmet is visible in the foreground.[53]
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Blister turret of Model 299, not adopted for production
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