{"product_id":"two-b-17s-collided-a-tail-gunner-remembered","title":"Two B-17s Collided: A Tail Gunner Remembered","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cspan\u003e4 April 1945. Near the end of World War II. During a bombing mission to Kiel, Germany, two B-17 Flying Fortresses from the 385th Bombardment Group collided over the North Sea off the coast of the Netherlands. Angel's Sister (43-58310) and Shady Lady (43-38639) were lost, along with all eighteen airmen aboard including tail gunner Harold Keith “Whitey” Fredericksen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eServing with the Eighth Air Force in the 548th Bomb Squadron of the 385th Bombardment Group, Keith wrote home from Great Ashfield, Suffolk, England, while his mother carefully saved every letter, photograph, telegram, and keepsake. When his aircraft failed to return and he was declared missing in action, those treasured mementos became a record of both his service and the family's struggle to understand what had happened.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeyond the loss of a single airman, this book follows the survivors from his original crew, the bonds forged during wartime, and the lasting impact the collision had on fellow airmen, friends, and family members.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBuilt from letters, photographs, military records, and official government correspondence, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo B-17s Collided: A Tail Gunner Remembered\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e combines family history with military aviation history to document one family's experience of war, loss, and the sacrifice they never forgot. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is Keith’s story.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books Prime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45914328203455,"sku":"1f9902b4-4ea3-4269-a516-005046a158f4","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/7550\/7647\/files\/f8ff0cda817ccefaa213ce228f8835b7.jpg?v=1785056897","url":"https:\/\/books-prime.com\/products\/two-b-17s-collided-a-tail-gunner-remembered","provider":"Books Prime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}