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[Report about bombing mission incident on March 9, 1945] (Item)

Report prepared by Robert K. Mason, pilot with the 850th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group, United States Army Air Forces, circa 1985. Describes an incident that took place during a bombing mission to Frankfurt, Germany on March 9, 1945. After the wing of Mason's Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress was severely damaged by flak, the crew made an emergency landing at an RAF base in Belgium. Mason notes…

[Flight crew on damaged Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress] (Item)

Photograph of a flight crew of the 850th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group, posing with the damaged wing of their Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress aircraft at Typhoon Base, Wevelgem, Belgium, March 9, 1945. The crew members are identified as: Hugh Bailey, Sondheim (?), George J. Stamatakos, Billy C. Head, Harvey P. Smith, Raymond S. Gibson, Edwin H. Kohlhepp, Robert K. Mason, and Dean W.…

[Flight crew with Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress] (Item)

Photographic group portrait of a flight crew of the 850th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group, with their Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress aircraft, circa 1945. The crew members are identified in the inscription.Inscription on verso: "B-17. Bad Dog G for George until March 9th - left her in Wevelgem, Belgium 3-9-45 after direct hit thru left wing. Bad Dog I for item after that. Top row - Left to…