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Harry Crosby and Capt Douglas over Regensburg Aug 17, 1943.

B17 XR - T Lost on 31 March 1945 - Target Zeitz - 9 KIA

"First Strike On Berlin" By Nicolas Trudgian relives the fearsome aerial combat on March 6, 1944, as B-17 Flying Fortresses are attacked en-route for Berlin. Screaming in head-on, Fw190s of II./JG I based at Stormede, charge into the bomber stream. With throttles wide open, 56th Fighter Group P-47 Thunderbolts come hurtling down to intercept. B-17 gunners are working overtime; the air is full of cordite, smoke, jagged pieces of flying metal and hot lead. We are in the midst of one of the fiercest aerial battles of the war. In the foreground Lucky Lee survives the first onslaught, but her luck won't hold today. Our Girl Sal to the right of the picture will fare better - she will be the only 100th BG aircraft to make it back to her home base from this epic raid.

Ron Leigh 230002 "THE WAAC HUNTER"

"Formidable Fortress" by Robert BaileyDecember 31, 1944. The 100th Bomb Group — the 'Bloody Hundredth' — strike an oil refinery near Hamburg.