Me109 Pilot Lt.Eberhard Schade 6./JG27 shoot down B-17
 

Hello all,
have anybody information about the crashside or MACR number of follow B-17?
plane typ:B-17
date: 25.02.1944
time: 15:15
was hit over Nussloch/Baden, 3500-4000 meter
Shoot down by Lt.Eberhard Schade 6./JG27
further name of the city`s around of Nussloch are, Leimen, Heidelberg, Walldorf, Sandhausen and Maischbach.
Thanks for your help.
regards Klaus

Re: Me109 Pilot Lt.Eberhard Schade 6./JG27 shoot down B-17
 

I suggest the following:
a) 42-30678; 305th BG, 366th BS; Safranek crew; 3 KIA/7 POW
target: Augsburg;
MACR 2765
bail out 10mi N of Stuttgart/shot down about 10mi N of Stuttgart/
on way to Augsburg/ about 2.00PM/ bombs on board/
shot by single engined fighter/ 7000m
other report says: left formation 100mi S-E of Stuttgart/strick the
ground: 50mi S-E Stuttgart
R. Freeman: cr Neresheim ---->(??)

b) 42-37732; 379th BG, 526th BS; Bochne crew; 10 POW
target: Augsburg;
MACR 2879
a/c last seen 14.35 hours/ 15 min east of Saarbruecken/
loss: enemy a/c
R. Freeman: cr Saarbruecken; flak

c) 42-29717; 384th BG, 544th BS; Larsen crew; 10 POW
"MR FIVE BY FIVE"
target: Stuttgart;
MACR 2774
mech. problems/ S of Heidelberg at 14.20 hours/prop fath. (last seen)
R. Freeman: cr Bruchsal
------->this is only some km S of Nussloch !

Quiet possible No. c) is your candidate.

Regards,
digedag1

Re: Me109 Pilot Lt.Eberhard Schade 6./JG27 shoot down B-17
 

Hello digedag1,
thank you very much for the inforrmation.
i will check #C.
regards Klaus