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Sgt. Luis Franco / engineer on a B-17 / POW

Posted by Henry Duchene on 5/31/2008, 3:35 pm
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My Uncle Sgt. Luis Franco passed away a few years ago. He had been a member of the the Air Force, 751 Bomb Squadron, 457th Bomb Group during WWII. He was a engineer on the B-17 (Flying Fortress) named "Finarky". On his 7th mission, May 19, 1944, his plane was attacked by four German ME-109 and it was shot down over Germany. He was taken prisoner where he remained until the end of the war. I wish I had talked to him more about his life.

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B-17 named "Finarky" shot down over Germany - Henry Duchene 7/1/2008, 1:59 am

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