100th ARW honors WWII B-17 ‘Little Boy Blue’ on 80th anniversary of crash

A volunteer sifts soil as they search for any sign of remains from a B-17 Flying Fortress and its crew during a U.S. Defense Missing in Action/Killed in Action recovery operation Sept. 19, 2023. The World War II aircraft– “Little Boy Blue” – crashed July 19, 1944, in East Anglia while on its way to bomb a ball-bearing factory and other industrial complexes in Schweinfurt, Germany. Eighty years later, July 19, 2024, U.S. Airmen from Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, attended a memorial ceremony and laid a wreath to honor the crewmembers who perished that day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

PHOTO BY: Karen Abeyasekere
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NIKON Z 7_2

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NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S

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560/100

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10/2500

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160

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