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Her Majesty the Queen by Brian Bateman.
April 26, 1943. The Yankee Queen, a sturdy and rugged B-17F, lumbered its way home on a steamy, hot and arid late afternoon. She was coming in to land, almost miraculously, as if being held up by Gods own hand. The Yankee Queen had been in on the bombing raid of the German airfield at Grosseto, Italy. A hot, long day with nothing but dust and heat and nerves all jumbled together in the souls of ten young airmen. The raid had not been an easy one. As they approached the airfield, they were discouraged to find that the target was covered by cloud. This was a bomber formations worst fear. If there was a chance to complete the mission they had to go around again at the same altitude and airspeed to approach the target, this time giving the German flak gunners on the ground much more time to gauge the bomber stream for their deadly 88mm guns. On second approach the target was clear, and going in on the bomb run the German gunners were deadly accurate. Yankee Queens right wingman took a.........
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| | Item Code : DHM1877 | Her Majesty the Queen by Brian Bateman. - Editions Available | |
| | DESCRIPTION | SIZE | SIGNATURES | OFFERS | PRICE | PURCHASING | PACKS | | Signed limited edition of 250 prints. | Image size 26 inches x 21 inches (66cm x 53cm) |
Asmussen, JohnNO
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| | Tail gunner, B-17 Flying Fortress 'Yankee Queen'. Sadly John Asmussen passed away on 31st July 2007. |
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OConnell, John | | Bombadier, B-17 Flying Fortress 'Yankee Queen'. |
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Gonyo, WilliamNO
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| | Gunner, B-17 Flying Fortress Yankee Queen'; |
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Creel, L | | Navigator of B-17 Flying Fortress 'Yankee Queen'. |
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Platek, Gene | | Co-pilot of B-17 Flying Fortress 'Yankee Queen'. |
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Keele, Ralph | | Pilot of B-17 Flying Fortress 'Yankee Queen'. |
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