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By: Jack "Dick" Lippert
On: 08/26/2001
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I stand corrected with an apology for misinformation I may have caused.
My dad didn't discuss his experience as a pilot in WWII. I knew the name of Jill's Jalopy but never knew the number by which it was officially registered. In fact, until I discovered this Forum, it had been my belief that dad's B-17 was shot down following his tour of duty in October, 1944.
I called my mother and she said it went down with another crew before that. It was only here that I learned that Jill's Jalopy went down with Lt. Fish as pilot. I'm on a learning curve that could have been filled in by my father during his lifetime. So I'm getting it here and from his tailgunner, Joe La Grasta.
I check this site everyday with fascination and anticipation!
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