{"id":12791,"date":"2019-03-11T12:00:14","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T11:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/?post_type=b17database&#038;p=12791"},"modified":"2025-10-05T18:16:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T16:16:26","slug":"42-39997-big-mike-aka-frenchys-folly","status":"publish","type":"b17database","link":"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/en\/b17\/42-39997-big-mike-aka-frenchys-folly\/","title":{"rendered":"42-39997 \/ Big Mike aka Frenchy&#8217;s Folly"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"806\" src=\"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/42-39997-photo-2-1024x806.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/42-39997-photo-2-1024x806.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/42-39997-photo-2-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/42-39997-photo-2-768x605.jpg 768w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/42-39997-photo-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Lt. 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