Existing comment:
Left side of the vertical tail section from the B-17G 42-97683:
The aircraft was shot down on March 15, 1945, killing top turret gunner Technical Sergeant Sator "Sandy" Sanchez on his 66th combat mission. The tail section was discovered in 1993, being used as part of a farmer's shed near the crash site in Germany. The 52nd Equipment Maintenance Squadron recovered the artifact for the Air Force Museum in 1996. |