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No #1 engine, top, belly or chin turret. All faired over. There's gotta be a story about that! Can't be just salvaged for parts because they certainly wouldn't expertly sheet metal over those missing parts/areas!*WWII photo-379th Bomb Group- Parked B 17 Bomber plane (42-31927) LOST 8/13/44* | eBay
42-31927 | American Air Museum in Britain : Delivered Denver 6/1/44; Kearney 15/1/44; Assigned 526BS/379BG [LF-F] Kimbolton 8/2/44; Missing in Action Oranienburg 13/8/44 with Bob Felgar, Navigator: Homer Gregory, Bombardier: J.W. Hansen, Radio Operator: Ron Moellering, Ball turret gunner: Harry Swinger, Waist gunner: Carl Weller,Tail gunner: Bob Fox (7 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Henry Benitez, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Albt Chase (2 Killed in Action); flak hit quickly followed by explosion, crashed Lonlay Le Tesson, SE of Flers, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 7905.
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