{"id":8885,"date":"2018-07-29T00:00:55","date_gmt":"2018-07-28T22:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/?post_type=b17database&#038;p=8885"},"modified":"2021-06-19T09:24:46","modified_gmt":"2021-06-19T07:24:46","slug":"42-29553","status":"publish","type":"b17database","link":"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/en\/b17\/42-29553\/","title":{"rendered":"42-29553 \/ Arkie II"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Knocked out of formation by flak, and immediately attacked by five or six E\/A. 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