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John D. Palm
Pilot of The Brewery Wagon
(Serial Number 41-24294) Shot down by fighters during the August 1, 1943,
Low Level Ploesti Mission.
After a brief but painful treatment by German soldiers and
Rumanian peasants, Palm was taken to a Bucharest hospital where his nearly
severed lower leg was removed. He was visited by King Michael and Queen
Helen. Palm befriended the royal family and was never officially listed
as a POW.
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