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English: Boeing B-17G Wee-Willie 42-31333 LG-W, 323th squadron of 91st bombing group, over Kranenburg, Germany, after port wing blown off by flak. Only the pilot, Lieutenant Robert E. Fuller, survived. He was witnessed deploying his chute after being blown free of the cockpit. Unfortunately, he was listed KIA, having failed to have been located and seemingly not taken prisoner.
Deutsch: Boeing B-17G über Kranenburg, nachdem der Backbord-Flügel durch durch Flak getroffen wurde.
Polski: Boeing B-17G po odstrzeleniu lewego skrzydła przez Flak nad miejscowością Kranenburg
Français : Boeing B-17G Wee-Willie 42-31333 LG-W, 323e escadron du 91e groupe de bombardiers, au dessus de Kranenburg, Allemagne, après que son aile gauche fut arrachée par la Flak. Seul le pilote, le Lieutenant Robert E. Fuller, a survécu à la chute (mais a été porté disparu ensuite, n’ayant pas été retrouvé vivant).
Date 1945-04-10, "just one month before the war's end" p. 77
Source National Museum of the USAF
Author United States Army Air Forces aircrew member
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This image is a work of a U.S. military or Department of Defense employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain in the United States.

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