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Identifier
20032750
Description
Firemen from the Fort Worth Army Air Field are working to extinguish the burning wreckage of a B-17 Flying Fortress. The plane crashed into an ice-covered pasture at White Settlement Road and Grant's Lane at 10:30 Thursday morning. The plane's motor and wing section were ablaze prior to impact. Ten lives were lost in the crash and bodies of victims were removed. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram evening edition, January 13, 1944.
Archival Date
1944-01-13
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-320
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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License
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Subjects
Bombers; Aircraft accidents; Fires; Fire fighters; Fire fighting; Snow; Ice; Casualties
Names
Fort Worth Army Air Field
Subjects
Bombers; Aircraft accidents; Fires; Fire fighters; Fire fighting; Snow; Ice; Casualties