{"id":3116,"date":"2017-07-03T22:28:51","date_gmt":"2017-07-03T20:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/?post_type=b17database&#038;p=3116"},"modified":"2021-06-20T12:51:36","modified_gmt":"2021-06-20T10:51:36","slug":"42-29800-me-and-my-gal","status":"publish","type":"b17database","link":"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/en\/b17\/42-29800-me-and-my-gal\/","title":{"rendered":"42-29800 \/ Me and My Gal"},"content":{"rendered":"\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\/2020\/10\/42-29800-photo-2-1024x779.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/42-29800-photo-2-1024x779.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/42-29800-photo-2-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/42-29800-photo-2-768x584.jpg 768w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/42-29800-photo-2-1536x1168.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/42-29800-photo-2-2048x1557.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>B-17F #42-29800 &#8216;Me and My Gal&#8217; on return from a mission on 29 June 1943. Engine No. 4 is feathered.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/42-29800-flight-1024x590.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/42-29800-flight-1024x590.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/42-29800-flight-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/42-29800-flight-768x443.jpg 768w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/42-29800-flight.jpg 1378w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>B-17F #42-29800 &#8216;Me and My Gal&#8217; with markings of 305th Bomb Group; 422nd Bomb Squadron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/42-29800-bombs-away-1024x430.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/42-29800-bombs-away-1024x430.png 1024w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/42-29800-bombs-away-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/42-29800-bombs-away-768x322.png 768w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/42-29800-bombs-away.png 1380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>B-17F #42-29800 &#8216;Me and My Gal&#8217; with markings of 305th Bomb Group; 422nd Bomb Squadron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Delivered Cheyenne 20\/2\/43; Gore 7\/3\/43; Smoky Hill 14\/3\/43; Morrison 9\/4\/43; Assigned 95th Bomb Group\/335th Bomb Squadron [OE-L] at Alconbury 17 May 1943. 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