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01776aam a22002775i 4500 001 CB513E6CBF1111ED8AFE88FD4CECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230310010343 008 220214s2022 pau 000 0 eng 010 $a 2022932872 020 $a 0764365363 020 $a 9780764365362 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d SILO 042 $a pcc 100 1 $a Vans, Lisa A., $e author. 245 14 $a The last mission of Lady Jane II : $b the life and death of an 8th air force b-17 and her crew / $c Lisa A. Vans. 263 $a 2212 264 1 $a Atglen : $b Schiffer Publishing, $c 2022. 300 $a 220 pages ; $c 24 cm. 520 $a On March 18, 1945, the B-17G "Lady Jane II" lifted off from her base at Deenethorpe, England; she never returned. The story is one of deep tragedy and survival, of sacrifice, and of the love the crew had for each other as brothers in arms. The bomber was severely damaged by flak as she flew over the target in Germany; as she limped out of Berlin and headed back to her base, she was set upon by a group of Hitlers secret weapon, the Me 262 jet fighter. This was the first time in history that an entire group of jet pursuit aircraft had fought as a unit in combat. The bomber was struck in the number 2 engine and erupted in flames. Most of the crew bailed out; somewhat mysteriously, one did not. Three crew members were senselessly shot after they landed safely in their parachutes. This book delves deeply into that tragedy. 650 $a Lady Jane II (airplane). 650 $a United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force $x 8th. 650 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Aerial operations $v American. 941 $a 1 952 $l HRPE845 $d 20230310011030.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=CB513E6CBF1111ED8AFE88FD4CECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search