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Since posting this picture of Lady Lightning<\/a>, a B-24 that went down over the Netherlands on 15 August 1944, I have heard from two people near where it went down (at Nijensleek). They have collected memorabilia and historical data on the air battle in which this and other planes were lost, and plan a memorial and exhibition this August 15th. I’ll be thinking of them on Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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