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By: Mary Lou Viglione
On: 05/21/2003
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The plane on the website 339125M is the serial no. of Der GrossArschvogel. I have a blown up copy of the entire picture taken while they were on a mission. The picture also lists their missions. I'm not sure who all was instrumental in getting the picture blown up with the missions. My Dad, Larry Million, met with a number of his former crew at the 92 reunion in Virginia. The last I knew Otto Schlagel, Russ Lockhart and Bob Grilley are still alive. I'm not sure about Jay Carper. I saw Lockhart's name on one of the lists on this website. In a nose art book we had bought for my Dad we found a picture of the nose art for the plane on the back of a flight jacket. We bought Dad a new jacket (his old one was long gone) and a local artist reproduced the painting on his new jacket. He proudly wore this jacket on his "33rd Mission", our opportunity to get him one last ride on a B17, less than a year before he lost his battle with cancer. That ride was the most precious gift we could give him. I treasure the jacket and all the memories Dad left with me. We do have quite a few pictures from Deenethorpe as well. Unfortunately, Dad was never able to find a picture of his plane that showed the nose art.
I've rambled enough!!!
Thanks for your reponse.
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