{"id":7084,"date":"2018-04-05T00:00:30","date_gmt":"2018-04-04T22:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/?post_type=b17database&#038;p=7084"},"modified":"2025-03-07T11:08:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T10:08:36","slug":"42-5787-billie-k","status":"publish","type":"b17database","link":"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/en\/b17\/42-5787-billie-k\/","title":{"rendered":"42-5787 \/ Billie K."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A\/C 787 was hit by first E\/A attack at 0837. Two 20 MM shells were seen to hit the nose of the A\/C. Eight 20 MM shells hit the left wing near #1 engine which it seemed must have done some damage to #1 engine, although it still was running when the A\/C dropped back and down with a group behind. 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