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B-17G 43-38757 "Peaslee's Payoff"
It flew the final strategic bombing mission of the war.
547th BS code SO*L, photographed after crash-landing at AAF 375, Honington, Suffolk. This crash-landing occurred on 8th May 1945 and the pilot was 2nd Lt. Wallace S. Davidson. Ironic really: V-E Day! (Tony P.)
This aircraft was returned to the US base at Bradley Field, CT on 7/11/45 and was then sent to Kingman, AZ where it was salvaged. Ironic that the fuselage code, SO-L (S--- Out of Luck) was on another aircraft which also ended up on its belly. (Ken Decker)
A copy of this photo was on the original site (old pages). Description same as above, but contribution noted there: Photo courtesy of Tony Plowright.
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