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25 June 1943 MIA – The Search For Miss Deal and the Early Raiders of the Reich
One man’s search for his Uncle Charlie – MIA 6/25/1943 – leads him down
unexpected paths and garners many tales of courage and heartbreak along
the way. In 1999 a search for two MIA B-17 crewmembers was initiated. The search uncovered a number of lost Flying Fortresses.
The stories in this book reflect the dedication of the B-17 crews fighting a losing battle in 1943 and early 1944. After only a few missions there were more replacement crews than original flyers on base. It was obvious to all the flyers that they were not going to make their twenty-five missions and get a free ticket home. Unknown to the rookie crews were thousands of flak guns awaiting the B-17s march into German airspace. There they would also face the deadly German fighter Gruppes intent on destroying any enemy airplane flying over the Fatherland. The Focke Wulfe and Messerschmitt fighters were piloted by scores and scores of aces.
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