The article talks about the crash of the B–17G Flying Fortress strategic bomber with serial number L 43-38856M in the history of the Isle of Man. It mentions that the B–17G, 43-38856, that was delivered to the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) on September, 30, 1944, flew from Lincoln, Nebraska in the fall of 1944 and would arrive at Ridgewell in October of that year.