487th Bomb Group (H)
Station 137 - Lavenham, Suffolk, UK
22-Sep-43 to 7-Nov-45

43-37569 - B-17 of the 836th Squadron
On 24-Dec-44, At about 12:32 many fighers attacked and shot away the rudder control. No. 2 engine was on fire, as well as another. Presumed went down in Ardennes area (MACR 11559)
Samuel, who provided the photo, states the crash site was in Aywaille, Belgium
(photo provided by Samuel Lucas, Belgium)


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