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Thank you very much! LG Emmerich

Hello ! I'd need some informations to 42-100265, MACR 2720 particularly about the fate of two crew members: 1) Gunner 2: 33238246, Arthur C. Bare (Missed) 2) Gunner 7: 33226865, Arthur C Melius (Killed) Found?, brought home and buried in US ? Thank you Emmerich

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Unluckely I can't give more precise informations right now to avoid illegal activities of not authorised persons in this area.

Hi! Thank you for all important informations. The area around St. Florian was a real bomber graveyard in WWII. Most planes hit by Flak over Linz went down there. Bombing runs on the "Hermann Göring Steel plant, chemical Industries and marshalling yards went from north to south. Linz was heavily...

Yes, According to B-17G Parts Breakdown, Fuselage Group, Page 133. Thank You !!

Yes, for sure will post but takes time a little. Looks like there is no Zinc Chromate in and out.

This straight piece (if not deformed. from lying in the earth, would better fit to that square shaped fuselage of a Liberator than a Fortress but there is no evidence.

But what about the big black Numbers L5 7513 22 and 766 22 3 on the sheet?? Serial numbers of the Manufacturer or useless for identification ??

Thank's for your replies! Austria was "visited" by the Fifteenth Airforce located on 3 Airfields in Italy . They only had B-17 and B-24 in use to my knownledge. Don't think a B-26 could take such long distances.

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Hello ! We found this metal sheet during an excavation in Austria near Linz. Would you please help me to identify to which Typ of US Aircraft it would belong. Unluckily there is is only one number on this sheet. Thank you !!