Belgium
Subject
Subject Source: Naf
Scope Note: Also known as: Belgique; België; Bélgica; Royaume de Belgique; Kingdom of Belgium
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80126041
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Robert K. Mason B-17 Incident Report and Photographs Collection
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 1985-09-11
Contents of the Collection
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...