{"id":4937,"date":"2017-11-13T06:00:32","date_gmt":"2017-11-13T05:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/?post_type=b17database&#038;p=4937"},"modified":"2020-06-26T19:46:18","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T17:46:18","slug":"42-31830-marie","status":"publish","type":"b17database","link":"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/en\/b17\/42-31830-marie\/","title":{"rendered":"42-31830 \/ Marie"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Eyewitness Statements from MACR 10355<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Missing A\/C received two direct hits from A\/A fire. #3 engine completely blown off A\/C. Right wheel came off also. Side panels above bomb bay and above wings blown off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When hit missing A\/C peeled off to right and went down in moderately steep dive. Appeared to be partially under control. #3 engine nacelle was on fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When A\/C was hit three objects like bodies seen to go past observing A\/C. One was certainly a human body. 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