B-17; 44-8744; lost at 7.4.45; Pilot Lt. Burich; 385BG / 550BS
 

Hello,

I search for photos of the crew and the B-17
of 2nd. Lt. George E. Burich. 385th BG / 550th BS
His B-17 was rammed by an unknown German Bf109 in my home area in Germany at the 7th of April 1945.
I know the MACR 13721.

Many thanks

Rüdiger / Germany

Re: B-17; 44-8744; lost at 7.4.45; Pilot Lt. Burich; 385BG / 550BS
 

You may want to try here,

http://www.armyairforces.com/forum/forumid_64/tt.htm

Regards,
Mike

Re: B-17; 44-8744; lost at 7.4.45; Pilot Lt. Burich; 385BG / 550BS
 

Contact 385th BG Historian , Author Bill Varnedoe.
billvar@comcast.net
Mike

Re: B-17; 44-8744; lost at 7.4.45; Pilot Lt. Burich; 385BG / 550BS
 

Dear Mike and Mike,

many thanks but I have still have contact with Bill.

Best wishes
Rüdiger

Re: B-17; 44-8744; lost at 7.4.45; Pilot Lt. Burich; 385BG / 550BS
 

Rudiger
I Have Photo of B17 Crew with names of all.
Lt. George E Burich was my father.
E-Mail address gburich@copper.net
Please let me know if you wish it E-Mailed to you.

Re: B-17; 44-8744; lost at 7.4.45; Pilot Lt. Burich; 385BG / 550BS
 

SOUNDS like SONNERKOMMANDO ELBE
See thread http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonderkommando_Elbe

Re: B-17; 44-8744; lost at 7.4.45; Pilot Lt. Burich; 385BG / 550BS
 

I have a copy of the MACR, I can e-mail it to you.

Regards,
Mike

Re: B-17; 44-8744; lost at 7.4.45; Pilot Lt. Burich; 385BG / 550BS
 

Dear Mr. George Burich,

sorry for my late answer!
Your fathers B-17 crashed at my home area in Germany.

I send a email to your email address but get no answer.

Please get in contact with me.

Best wishes

Ruediger Kaufmann

email: ruediger.kaufmann@googlemail.com

Re: B-17; 44-8744; lost at 7.4.45; Pilot Lt. Burich; 385BG / 550BS
 

Where was the definite crash site then? Gifhorn?

thank you,
Frank

Re: B-17; 44-8744; lost at 7.4.45; Pilot Lt. Burich; 385BG / 550BS
 

Related Links "Sonnderkommano Elbe"

2 389th BG losses http://home.comcast.net/~skyscorpions/chrono8.htm
see also http://www.jcs-group.com/military/always/station2.html

Luftwaffe losses of 59 vs 23 US {8 destroyed + 15 damaged}
see http://www.century-of-flight.net/Avi...twaffe_end.htm
See http://www.neta.com/~1stbooks/floresRGC.htm

Re: B-17; 44-8744; lost at 7.4.45; Pilot Lt. Burich; 385BG / 550BS
 

7 April 1945 Bomber losses -can be found on this database:
http://www.armyairforces.com/Databases/MACR.aspx

452nd Bomb Group B-17's lost: {4}
42-31366 "Snake Eye" {731st Bomb Squadron} crashed near Schwarmstedt, Germany http://www.crosscountybank.com/veterans/VETERANS/Ellis,%20Philip%20G..htm
43-38868 {728th Bomb Squadron}
44-8531 "Miassis Dragon" {728th Bomb Squadron}http://www.com-web.com/wwwboard/ARCH...ges/65445.html
44-8634 "IDA WANA"{731st Bomb Squadron} http://emolachance.com/731SQUADRON.html

490th Bomb Group/850th Bomb Squadron- B-17 lost: {1}
43-38002 {850th Bomb Squadron}