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[Damaged wing of Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress]
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1985-09-11_image_005
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1985-09-11_image_005_01
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The Robert K. Mason B-17 Incident Report and Photographs Collection (1985-09-11)
Description
Photograph of the damaged wing of a Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress aircraft at Typhoon Base, Wevelgem, Belgium, March 9, 1945. The aircraft belongs to the 850th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group, United States Army Air Forces.
Creation Date
1945-03-09
Subject
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress
World War, 1939-1945
United States. Army Air Forces. Bomber Squadron, 850th
United States. Army Air Forces. Bomber Group, 490th
United States. Army Air Forces
Airplanes, Military
United States. Air Force. Air Force, 8th
Place
Wevelgem (Belgium)
Belgium
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photographic prints
Bibliographic Citation
The Robert K. Mason B-17 Incident Report and Photographs Collection/The Museum of Flight
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[Damaged wing of Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress]
, [1985-09-11_image_005]. Museum of Flight Digital Collections, accessed 09/12/2025, https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/nodes/view/592