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English: B-17G-25-DL Fortress "Queen Bea" of the 751st Bomb Squadron, 457th Bomb Group, based at Glatton Airfield, England. Queen Bea was returning from a mission to Rouen, France on June 22nd, 1944 and was badly shot up from flak with no hydraulic system. After landing, the plane swerved out of control and collided with another aircraft on landing.
Date World War II
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National Archives via the United States Air Force Historical Research Agency, Maxwell AFB Alabama.


Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons by Rcbutcher using CommonsHelper. Original uploader was Bwmoll3 at en.wikipedia 1 September 2006 (original upload date)
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  • 2006-09-01 16:34 Bwmoll3 600×321× (37031 bytes) B-17s of the 457th Bomb Group, Glatton Airfield England Source: National Archives via the United States Air Force Historical Research Agency, Maxwell AFB Alabama

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