Mystery B-17
 

Since I haven't posted anything n a while I thought I would revive my mystery airplane thread. This is a picture of an early B-17F belly landed in a field. There are no divisional marks on the tail and the second letter of the code looks like "E" or "F". The picture appears in D.Caldwell's new book "Day Fighters Over the Reich" and it is suppoed to be a victory for Lt. Heinz Rose on July 28,1943. The same picture appears in an old copy of Heinz Knocke's "I Flew For the Fuhrer" from which I obtained the scan.
It is listed as one of his victories.

Re: Mystery B-17
 

In this one : http://www.amazon.com/Flew-Fuhrer-Gr.../dp/1853672637

The caption of plate 19 is "A Boeing's last landing, shot down by Wenneckers, May 1943."

Page 98, 14th May, 1943. : "...and the fiftieth was brought down by Flight Sergeant Wennekers."

Possibly 14 May 1943 Fw. Hans-Gerd Wennekers

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Links
http://forum.armyairforces.com/m221061-print.aspx

http://www.luftwaffe-experten.org/fo...howtopic=15924

Re: Mystery B-17
 

Hi !
Here all MACR losses for


B-17 crashplaces on 14.05.1943
serial, BG, BS, postal code, crash place, country:

41-24481 91 322 25946 Amrum into North Sea D
42-30003 92 407 24758 Rendsburg D
42-3115 95 335 4484 Noord-Beveland-Kats NL
42-5243 303 359 North Sea
42-29862 351 508 8500 Kortrijk BE



B-17 crashplaces on 28.07.1943
serial, BG, BS, postal code, crash place, country:

42-5798 92 325 3901 Veenendaal NL
42-3116 92 407 4209 Schelluinen NL
42-3282 95 334 32689 Kalletal-Hohenhausen D
42-30219 95 334 IP13 Framlingham UK
42-5882 95 336 27498 Helgoland into North Sea D
42-30150 95 412 49762 Lathen D
42-3326 96 413 North Sea D
42-3345 96 338 North Sea 40 km W Ijmuden NL
42-30401 96 338 North Sea D
42-30141 96 337 North Sea
42-30355 96 337 North Sea
42-30351 96 339 North Sea NL
42-30394 96 339 North Sea D
42-29970 305 364 57072 Siegen D
42-29779 306 423 49143 Bissendorf-Wulften D
42-29777 306 423 32701 Detmold D
42-29796 379 527 9481 Vries NL
42-30032 384 546 9230 Surhuisterveen NL
42-30257 385 548 North Sea
42-30285 385 550 25997 Hörnum into North Sea D
42-3316 385 550 25997 Hörnum into North Sea D
42-30179 385 550 32049 Herford D
42-30216 388 563 31029 Banteln D

best wishes,
Frank

Re: Mystery B-17
 

Kaki, it would be a nice idea to thank people on other forums for their efforts before duplicating them on another, and at least point people at your initial efforts at ID'ing the aircraft over on armyairforces.

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Yes, you're correct. I thank all the people at Army Air Forces for their help in tracing this airplane.

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speculation: maybe it was this claim ?

25.07.43 Ltn. Rose: 1 4./JG 11 B-1 7 £ TA 8: 8.500 m. [S. Kiel] 1 7.10 Film C. 2027/I Anerk: Nr. -