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Crash of B-17 44-8015 MARC 12657

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44-8015 - Page 244-8015 - Page 2
US, Missing Air Crew Reports (MACRs), WWII, 1942-1947
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Deopham Green, EnglandDeopham Green, England
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Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 8th Air Force send their bombs plummeting through clouds on to the important railway marshalling yards at Mainz, Germany. Eerie white vapor trails make a split rainbow over the target as the first of the bombers - Page 15Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 8th Air Force send their bombs plummeting through clouds on to the important railway marshalling yards at Mainz, Germany. Eerie white vapor trails make a split rainbow over the target as the first of the bombers - Page 15
US, WWII US Air Force Photos
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Photo taken of the Emmet crew by Francis “Jerry” Adkins in fall of 1944Photo taken of the Emmet crew by Francis “Jerry” Adkins in fall of 1944
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Iowa ring detail.jpgIowa ring detail.jpg
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27 June 2012 Hastings, IA27 June 2012 Hastings, IA
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ClementsonGraveClementsonGrave
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EwenGraveEwenGrave
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Adkins photoAdkins photo
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Adkins memorial brickAdkins memorial brick
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Adkins grave markerAdkins grave marker
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Adkins vestAdkins vest
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Mason headstoneMason headstone
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WarrenWarren
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MasonMason
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Benedict graduation photoBenedict graduation photo
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Benedict photoBenedict photo
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Benedict purple heartBenedict purple heart
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Clementson photoClementson photo
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Warren Holt OriginaleditWarren Holt Originaledit
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643795_Box315_FolderKU3725-004643795_Box315_FolderKU3725-004
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Francis G AdkinsFrancis G Adkins
US, WWII Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
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Index RecordNov 27, 2008

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44-8015 Johnny Reb 452BGLink to history of this aircraft.
Moosburg Online: POW camp Stalag VII A
Deopham GreenPhotographs and information about Deopham Green airfield in England.
Versöhnung über Gräbern | Südwest Presse OnlinePhoto and article about the Reconciliation of graves memorial in Pfaffenhofen, Germany that was unvailed in November 2011.
Miraculous Interventions in LIfe by Carol Ledford, page 26A description by Carol Ledford of her father Sidney Mason's life.
German newspaper articleA 3 January 2013 newspaper article from SUDWEST PRESSE detailing the research involved in finding the owner of the ring found at the crash of this aircraft.
German newspaper articleA 3 January 2012 newspaper article in SUDWEST PRESSE detailing the events surrounding the research in finding the owner of the ring found at this crashsite.
B-17 Bombing Missions in Color: 1944 US Army Air Forces in World War II - YouTube
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