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Re: Lost B-17 on 6 september 1943
OK, gentlemen,
The B-17 I am searching for, and whose Abschussmeldung (the German victory report) I have found, was shot down at 11.00 on 6th september 1943 by a Bf 110 from III./NJG 101. It was attacked three times, at 6200 meters, from behind and below, after the first attack, the tail gunner did not fire back. The plane caught fire, white smoke with flames from both starboard (right) engines. The German pilot saw seven shutes.
The plane crashed east of Weiler bei Helfenstein at Geislingen and was found pretty intact, bellylanding according to the Abschussmeldung, and the pilot and radiooperator were found in the plane. Seven schutes and crew were found alive.
Now, any chance of finding the identity of this plane with this further info?
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