The Last Mission of Lady Jane II 0214PO Engine Fuel and Fuel Metering

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EAA member Dick Koehler

Local resident Frank S

Somers shares his collection of vintage photos and a lifetime of research to detail the history of these two great vessels-from their life as cruise ships to their contributions to the war effort and then to their eventual scrapping

The Last Mission of Lady Jane II 0214PO Engine Fuel and Fuel MeteringThe Life and Death of an 8th Air Force B 17 and Her Crew On March 18, 1945, the B 17G "Lady Jane II" lifted off from her base at Deenethorpe, England; she never returned. The story is one of deep tragedy and survival, of sacrifice, and of the love the crew had for each other as brothers in arms. The bomber was severely damaged by flak as she flew over the target in Germany; as she limped out of Berlin and headed back to her base, she was set upon by a