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Morceau de bombardier B17 Chow Hound. En aluminium, reste de peinture d origine. Sans marquages visibles. Dimensions 30 x 25 cm. Piece tordue. Selon les informations du vendeur cette piece provient du crash d un B17 le 8 aout 1944 a Lonlay en Normandie. A noter une certaine usure et patine de la piece. Etat II+. 322nd Bomber Squadron, 91st Bombardment Group de la 8th US Army Air Force. Le bombardier Boeing B17 Flying Fortress avait decolle le mardi 8 aout 1944, de l’aerodrome de Bassingbourn dans le sudest de l’Angleterre, pour une mission d’appui dans le secteur de Falaise. L’appareil fut touche de plein fouet par la Flak et tomba sur la commune de Lonlayl’Abbaye il n’y eut aucun survivant parmi les neuf membres d’equipage. En 2002, l’Association Normande du Souvenir Aerien et une equipe de specialistes venue des etatsUnis mirent au jour l’epave, ainsi que les restes de trois des aviateurs, les corps furent rapatries aux etatsUnis. Le bombardier portait le surnom de Chow Hound, pate pour chien. Piece of B17 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 B17 on August 8 1944 at Lonlay in Normandy. Some wear and patina to the item. Condition II+. The aircraft belonged to the 322nd Bomb Squadron of the 91st Bombardment Group of the 8th US Army Air Force. The Boeing B17 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 hit directly by Flak and crashed in the commune of Lonlayl Abbaye. None of the nine crew members survived. In 2002 the Association Normande du Souvenir Aerien 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 carried the nickname Chow Hound meaning dog food.
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