B-17G Number 684 lost number one engine to fighter fire and regained his position in formation after jettisoning his bombs. A few minutes later number two engine was lost, feathered, and the ship peeled out of formation losing altitude, heading back in the opposite direction. I last saw the ship at about 48\u00b005’E, 17\u00b055’N.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Bombardier B-17 #924
774th Bomb Squadron<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n