[Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft in flight]

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[Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft in flight]

Description

Photographic slide of three Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft of the 91st Bombardment Group, U.S. Army Air Forces, in flight, November 2, 1944. A contrail from a German Messerschmitt aircraft is visible behind the B-17s. The image was taken from the B-17G "Times A-Wastin'."

Inscription on slide: "38."

Typed caption on accompanying document: "38. ME 163 or ME 262 goes straight up 12:52."

Date

1944-11-02

Extent

1 photograph : transparency, color ; 2 x 2 in

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Bibliographic Citation

The John W. Allen World War II Collection/The Museum of Flight

Identifier

2022-04-29-2_image_043_01