Alan Bucher cleaning tail of a B-17 Flying Fortress in Italy in 1944

Gift of Austin Loree, from the Collection of The National WWII Museum
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Alan Bucher cleaning tail of a B-17 Flying Fortress; good view of twin .50 caliber machine guns in tail. Probably outside Foggia, Italy. Circa 1944

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Items from the service of Alan V. Bucher. Bucher was a music teacher and organist prior to the war and served as a typist during the war. He built a homemade silent piano from wood to continue to practice during time spent over seas.
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Italia
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42.833
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12.833
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Airplanes--American--Italy
Cleaning--Italy
Machine guns--American--Italy