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Sep 2022
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75: Legend of the Phantom Fortress | The...

The Why Files: Operation Podcast
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World War 2 has countless stories of bravery, sacrifice, camaraderie, and heroism.

But the war also has a lot of mysteries. Many of them still unsolved.

Like the legend of the Phantom Fortress.

A B-17 bomber that returned from a mission with no crew aboard; and somehow landed itself.

Let's find out why.

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