2192 - Piece from a B-17 "Chow Hound" bomber. Made of aluminum, with remnants of the original paint. No visible markings. Dimensions: 30 x 25 cm. The piece is bent. According to the seller, this part comes from a B-17 that crashed on August 8, 1944, in Lonlay, Normandy. Note that the piece shows some wear and patina. Condition II+. 322nd Bomber Squadron, 91st Bombardment Group of the 8th U.S. Army Air Forces. The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber had taken off on Tuesday, August 8, 1944, from Bassingbourn Airfield in southeastern England, on a support mission in the Falaise sector. The aircraft was struck head-on by anti-aircraft fire and crashed in the town of Lonlay-l’Abbaye; none of the nine crew members survived. In 2002, the Normandy Aviation Memorial Association and a team of specialists from the United States unearthed the wreckage, along with the remains of three of the airmen; the bodies were repatriated to the United States. The bomber was nicknamed “Chow Hound.” Piece from the B-17 bomber “Chow Hound.” Aluminum construction with remnants of original paint. No visible markings. Dimensions: 30 x 25 cm. The piece is bent. According to information provided by the seller, this item comes from the crash of a B-17 on August 8, 1944, at Lonlay in Normandy. The item shows some wear and patina. Condition II+. The aircraft belonged to the 322nd Bomb Squadron of the 91st Bombardment Group of the 8th U.S. Army Air Forces. The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress took off on Tuesday, August 8, 1944, from Bassingbourn Airfield in southeastern England for a support mission in the Falaise sector. The aircraft was struck directly by anti-aircraft fire and crashed in the commune of Lonlay-l’Abbaye. None of the nine crew members survived. In 2002, the Association Normande du Souvenir Aérien and a team of specialists from the United States recovered the wreckage along with the remains of three airmen. The remains were repatriated to the United States. The bomber was nicknamed “Chow Hound,” meaning dog food.