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Boeing B-17G whose left wing fell off over Stendal, Germany, April 8, 1945. Named 'Wee...

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Boeing B-17G whose left wing fell off over Stendal, Germany, April 8, 1945. Named 'Wee Willie' by its crew, it was hit by anti-aircraft fire at 20,000, was burning and entered into a vertical dive, when at 5,000 feet it lost a wing. At 3000 feet it exploded. Pilot Robert E. Fuller was blown out of the plane and survived, but the rest of the crew was lost. World War 2
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Boeing B-17G whose left wing fell off over Stendal, Germany, April 8, 1945. Named 'Wee Willie' by its crew, it was hit by anti-aircraft fire at 20,000, was burning and entered into a vertical dive, when at 5,000 feet it lost a wing. At 3000 feet it exploded. Pilot Robert E. Fuller was blown out of the plane and survived, but the rest of the crew was lost. World War 2

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