B-17 over Mt. Baga, Bougainville
Heinz Baer and the B-17 he shot down near Salzburg, 2 crew killed, the rest POW's.
Baer finished the War with 220 victories and is the Luftwaffe's eighth highest scoring Ace.
After the War Baer became an aviation consultant, in 1974 he was demonstrating a light plane when it suddenly spun in from an altitude of 150 feet killing him instantly.
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B-17, Panama Canal area
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B-17 "Queen of Hearts", (aka "Li'l Satan") returned after flak killed bomb aimer. The injured navigator bailed and died in German hospital. Tail gunner also mistakenly bailed and became POW.
Aircraft was later shot down on another raid and all crew captured.