{"id":7625,"date":"2018-05-10T00:00:04","date_gmt":"2018-05-09T22:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/?post_type=b17database&#038;p=7625"},"modified":"2022-08-01T08:33:27","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T06:33:27","slug":"42-39867-hang-the-expense-ii-aka-boeing-belle","status":"publish","type":"b17database","link":"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/en\/b17\/42-39867-hang-the-expense-ii-aka-boeing-belle\/","title":{"rendered":"42-39867 \/ Hang the Expense II aka Boeing Belle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Tail Gunner was blown out of tail and became POW; witnesses swear he flew through the air still in his seat and hanging on to Browning gun handles. He becames POW. 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