{"id":5015,"date":"2017-11-23T06:00:41","date_gmt":"2017-11-23T05:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/?post_type=b17database&#038;p=5015"},"modified":"2020-08-09T12:46:56","modified_gmt":"2020-08-09T10:46:56","slug":"41-24561-sure-stuff-aka-the-duchess","status":"publish","type":"b17database","link":"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/en\/b17\/41-24561-sure-stuff-aka-the-duchess\/","title":{"rendered":"41-24561 \/ Sure Stuff aka The Duchess"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On 31 March 1944, it was the oldest operational B-17 in the 8th Air Force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"799\" src=\"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/41-24561-photo-3-1024x799.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/41-24561-photo-3-1024x799.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/41-24561-photo-3-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/41-24561-photo-3-768x599.jpg 768w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/41-24561-photo-3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>B-17 41-24561 \/ Sure Stuff aka The Duchess before a mission with Capt. Jack Roller (2nd from left on wing) on 13 June 1943<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"758\" src=\"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/41-24561-photo-2-1024x758.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/41-24561-photo-2-1024x758.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/41-24561-photo-2-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/41-24561-photo-2-768x568.jpg 768w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/41-24561-photo-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>B-17 41-24561 \/ Sure Stuff aka The Duchess on mission to Knaben, Norway. 16 November 1943<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Assigned 359BS\/303BG [BN-T] Bangor 10\/9\/42; Molesworth 16\/10\/42; 59m transferred 1 Base Air Depot, Burtonwood 7\/7\/44; Returned to the USA Altus 18\/8\/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 14\/8\/45. 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