| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 44-6954 |
| Alternate Serial: | 46954 |
| Military Code: | CC-F |
| Other Marks: | J |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (299) |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress |
| Licence-built by: | Douglas |
| C/n (msn): | 23177 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | 569 BS/ 390 BG |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Leiden - ValkenburgMap |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EHVB IATA: LID Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 29 April 1945 to 3 May 1945 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 398232 |
| Photo Comment |
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The last winter of the war left the western half of the Netherlands in German hands, with a starving population cut off from food supplies. On 28 April 1945 the Germans agreed to food droppings by Allied bombers. Taken towards the sea, this picture shows Valkenburg airfield. Reportedly named Liquid-8-Or, 44-6954 was scrapped at Kingman, Arizona in November 1945. Photo from: US Air Force This photo was added on 6 October 2021, and has since been viewed 568 times. |