Robert K. Mason B-17 Incident Report and Photographs Collection
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 1985-09-11
The collection consists of an incident report and photographs of a B-17G crew, 490th Bomber Group, 850th Squadron, based in Eye, East Anglia, England with its aircraft that was damaged by enemy fire during a bombing mission on March 9, 1945.
The two-page report by B-17 pilot Robert Mason describes that the crew came under flak fire en route to their bombing target: railroad yards in Frankfurt, Germany. A shell passed through the No. 2 engine in the left wing without exploding. After jettisoning bombs and excess weight, the crew flew an hour and a half before they managed an emergency landing at an RAF base in Wevelgem, Belgium. Report includes names and stations of the ten crew members, flight times, and altitude. In addition to the report, the collection includes six black-and-white photographs that are copies of originals taken by an RAF photographer at the Wevelgam base, with handwritten descriptions: one 4x5" photo of crew, identified on back in pen; two photos of crew standing in and around hole, one 8x10" and one 4x5" with crew members identified in pen; three black and white 8x10" photos of hole in left wing.
The two-page report by B-17 pilot Robert Mason describes that the crew came under flak fire en route to their bombing target: railroad yards in Frankfurt, Germany. A shell passed through the No. 2 engine in the left wing without exploding. After jettisoning bombs and excess weight, the crew flew an hour and a half before they managed an emergency landing at an RAF base in Wevelgem, Belgium. Report includes names and stations of the ten crew members, flight times, and altitude. In addition to the report, the collection includes six black-and-white photographs that are copies of originals taken by an RAF photographer at the Wevelgam base, with handwritten descriptions: one 4x5" photo of crew, identified on back in pen; two photos of crew standing in and around hole, one 8x10" and one 4x5" with crew members identified in pen; three black and white 8x10" photos of hole in left wing.
Dates
- 1945
Language of Materials
All materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research and is accessible in the Dahlberg Research Center by appointment. For more information
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Conditions Governing Use
The Museum of Flight (TMOF) Archives is the owner of the physical materials in the archives and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from TMOF archives before any publication use. TMOF does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners. Consult repository for more details.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 letter-size file folder )
Existence and Location of Copies
Materials from this collection have been digitized and are available at The Museum of Flight Digital Collections.
Source
- Great Britain. Royal Air Force (Photographer, Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Robert K. Mason B-17 Incident Report and Photographs Collection
- Status
- Completed - Level 2
- Author
- L. Rola
- Date
- 6/6/2019
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Edition statement
- 1st Edition
Repository Details
Part of the The Museum of Flight Archives Repository
Contact:
9404 East Marginal Way South
Seattle Washington 98108-4097
206-764-7874
curator@museumofflight.org
9404 East Marginal Way South
Seattle Washington 98108-4097
206-764-7874
curator@museumofflight.org