{"id":1576,"date":"2017-05-08T18:00:23","date_gmt":"2017-05-08T16:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/?post_type=b17database&#038;p=1576"},"modified":"2025-01-10T22:16:22","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T21:16:22","slug":"42-3043-hitlers-gremlin","status":"publish","type":"b17database","link":"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/en\/b17\/42-3043-hitlers-gremlin\/","title":{"rendered":"42-3043 \/ Hitler&#8217;s Gremlin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"843\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/42-3043-2.jpg\" alt=\"B-17 #42-3043 \/ Hitler's Gremlin. Screenshot from Memphis Belle Movie (1944)\" class=\"wp-image-1744\" title=\"B-17 #42-3043 \/ Hitler's Gremlin. Screenshot from Memphis Belle Movie (1944)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/42-3043-2.jpg 843w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/42-3043-2-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/42-3043-2-768x558.jpg 768w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/42-3043-2-500x363.jpg 500w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/42-3043-2-600x436.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 843px) 100vw, 843px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">B-17 #42-3043 <em>Hitler&#8217;s Gremlin<\/em>. Screenshot from <a href=\"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/media\/the-memphis-belle-1944\/\">Memphis Belle Movie (1944)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"776\" src=\"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/42-3043-noseart-1024x776.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/42-3043-noseart-1024x776.png 1024w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/42-3043-noseart-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/42-3043-noseart-768x582.png 768w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/42-3043-noseart.png 1115w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">B-17 #42-3043 <em>Hitler&#8217;s Gremlin<\/em> Nose Art at starboard side<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"742\" src=\"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/42-3043-photo-4-1024x742.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/42-3043-photo-4-1024x742.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/42-3043-photo-4-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/42-3043-photo-4-768x556.jpg 768w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/42-3043-photo-4.jpg 1244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"747\" src=\"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/42-3043-photo-5-1024x747.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/42-3043-photo-5-1024x747.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/42-3043-photo-5-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/42-3043-photo-5-768x560.jpg 768w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/42-3043-photo-5.jpg 1245w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"779\" src=\"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/42-3043-photo-6-1024x779.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/42-3043-photo-6-1024x779.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/42-3043-photo-6-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/42-3043-photo-6-768x584.jpg 768w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/42-3043-photo-6.jpg 1257w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Photos Lt. Lockhart Crew<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"806\" src=\"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/42-3043_lockhart-photo-1024x806.jpg\" alt=\"42-3043 \/ Hitler's Gremlin Lockhart Crew on 15 August 1943\" class=\"wp-image-17984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/42-3043_lockhart-photo-1024x806.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/42-3043_lockhart-photo-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/42-3043_lockhart-photo-768x604.jpg 768w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/42-3043_lockhart-photo.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Lockhart Crew on 15. August 1943<\/strong><br><strong>Back row (L-R):<\/strong> Ted R. Cetnarowski, Arthur W. Burns, William C. Darden, Chester W. Raphoon, George Serafin<br><strong>Front row (L-R):<\/strong> Robert P. Sherwin, Clive M. Woodbury, Eugene M. Lockhart, Granville E Williams, Unknown<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/42-3043-lockhart-ditched-photo-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"42-3043 \/ Hitler's Gremlin Lockhart Crew on 18 August 1943\" class=\"wp-image-17985\" srcset=\"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/42-3043-lockhart-ditched-photo-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/42-3043-lockhart-ditched-photo-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/42-3043-lockhart-ditched-photo-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/42-3043-lockhart-ditched-photo.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Lockhart Crew on 18 August 1943<\/strong><br><strong>Back row (L-R):<\/strong> George Serafin, William C. Darden, Chester W. Raphoon, Arthur W. Burns, John Husick<br><strong>Front row (L-R):<\/strong> Granville E Williams, Clive M. Woodbury, Eugene M. Lockhart, Robert P. Sherwin, Ted R. 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