{"id":2029,"date":"2017-05-14T17:39:28","date_gmt":"2017-05-14T15:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/?post_type=b17database&#038;p=2029"},"modified":"2021-05-24T10:56:36","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T08:56:36","slug":"41-24527-the-sky-wolf-aka-great-speckled-bird","status":"publish","type":"b17database","link":"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/en\/b17\/41-24527-the-sky-wolf-aka-great-speckled-bird\/","title":{"rendered":"41-24527 \/ The Sky Wolf aka Great Speckled Bird"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Observation made by 1st Lt. James D. Worley at 1450 from altitude of 21500 feet. A\/C 527 was badly hit by E\/A before reaching the I.P. and was last seen in vicinity of Aschaffenburg at at altitude of 13000 feet, with #3 and #4 engines smoking badly spiraling downward under control. 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