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Description: B-17G 44-6387 of the 815th Bombardment Squadron was lost on the mission to Ruhland, Germany on 22 March 1945, the bomber being hit first by Flak, then finished off by an Me-262. Eight survived as POWs. (USAAF Photograph)
Title: B-17G 44-6387-815th Bomb Squadron
Credit: Hess (2003), B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the MTO, Osprey ISBN 1-84176--580-5 (USAAF Photograph)
Author: United States Army Air Force
Permission: USGOV-PD
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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