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Old 07-09-2009 | 03:45 AM
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"Each mission was anywhere from five hours to 12 hours long. The B-17s burned up about 200 gallons of fuel in an hour, and a typical day at work would result in the 2,700 gallon fuel tank being run almost dry."
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source: The Jamestown Sun | Jamestown, North Dakota
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