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| Caption | Photograph taken moments after a mid-air collision between two B-17 Fortress bombers over the airfield at RAF Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England, 22 Oct 1944. ww2dbase | |||||||||
| WW2-Era Location Name | Thurleigh, England, United Kingdom | |||||||||
| Date | 22 Oct 1944 | |||||||||
| Photographer | Unknown | |||||||||
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| Source | ww2dbaseImperial War Museum | |||||||||
| Link to Source | Link | |||||||||
| Identification Code | IWM FRE 10489 | |||||||||
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| Photos on Same Day | 22 Oct 1944 | |||||||||
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| Licensing | According to the United Kingdom National Archives, Crown copyright material that has been created prior to 1 Jun 1957 is considered to be in the public domain. Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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| Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||||
| Photo Size | 1,315 x 992 pixels | |||||||||
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"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few."Winston Churchill, on the RAF
20 Sep 2023 10:42:49 PM
The bombers were returning from a mission to Hanover, Germany only to find England shrouded in fog and low clouds. As the 306th Bomb Group was approaching their base at RAF Thurleigh, the 305th Bomb Group on their way to RAF Chelveston five miles away emerged out of the fog on a collision course. The bombers made evasive maneuvers with most escaping safely, but two planes of the 305th BG collided and exploded. All 19 aboard both planes were killed.