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U.S. Army Air Forces crew assigned to the 457th Bombardment Group at Royal Air Force Glatton, England, fly the B-17 Flying Fortress 44-8557 on a mission over Freising, Germany on Apr 18th, 1945. After completing the target drop, their B-17 was hit and the crew parachuted from the damaged plane. Sgt. John T. Miller, 748th Bombardment Squadron engineer, was killed in action. The rest of the nine members safely landed, but were taken prisoner by the Germans. They were liberated ten days later. (Courtesy Photo)