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English: Boeing B-17F-5-BO (S/N 41-24406) "All American III" of the 97th Bomb Group, 414th Bomb Squadron, in flight after a collision with an Me-109 over Tunis. The aircraft was able to land safely on her home base in Biskra, Algeria.
Français : Boeing B-17F-5-BO (S/N 41-24406) "All American III endommagé après une collision avec un Me-109 au-dessus de Tunis. L'avion put regagner sa base à Biskra en Tunisie.
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http://www.rb-29.net/HTML/03RelatedStories/03.03shortstories/03.03.13contss.htm
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http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/050524-F-1234P-015.jpg (dead link as of 2016-08-07)

U.S. government web page incorporating image:
http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Upcoming/Photos.aspx?igphoto=2000571925
Wayback Machine archive:

https://web.archive.org/web/20160808011525/http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Upcoming/Photos.aspx?igphoto=2000571925
Author Airman aboard the B-17 “The Flying Flit Gun”, Lt. Charles 'Cliff' Cutforth.
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Larger (1,800 × 1,112 pixels) image in JPG format consistent with source's original. Second image, below, is of same aircraft.

19430201AllAmericanB17inFlight


Damaged tail of B-17.jpg

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This image or file is a work of a U.S. Air Force Airman or employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image or file is in the public domain in the United States.

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current05:52, 9 January 2007Thumbnail for version as of 05:52, 9 January 2007504 × 219 (98 KB)Trevor MacInnis{{Information |Description=B-17 Flying Fortress after collision with attacking Bf-109 fighter |Source=http://www.rb-29.net/HTML/03RelatedStories/03.03shortstories/03.03.13contss.htm |Date=January 8, 2006 |Author=An airman aboard “The Flying Flint Gun�

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