B-17 Flying Fortress taking off from Italian airfield in 1944
Gift of Austin Loree, from the Collection of The National WWII Museum
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American B-17 Flying Fortress taking off from Italian airfield. "1944. Take of - 100 ft from my tent - note steel mat runway." Probably outside Foggia, Italy. 1944
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Items from the service of Alan V. Bucher. Bucher was a music teacher and organist prior to the war and served as a typist during the war. He built a homemade silent piano from wood to continue to practice during time spent over seas.
Geography:
Italia
Latitude:
42.833
Longitude:
12.833
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Airplanes--American--Italy