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Originally Posted by RSwank
There is a page in MACR 5805 for B-17 42-102464 which states: On 30 June 1944 a B-17 went down 500 m north of Bleckmar near Bergen-Celle. 2 men were captured rest were dead. I will read through the rest of the MACR and see what else it says. It may be a misfiled page, as the rest of the MACR seems to have all of the crew of 42-102464 marked as returned to duty and the plane going down in the "target area" of Le Bourget, France.
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Mate,
That ties in with what the old girl says, she was quite emphatic about it, one of the crew landed on the doorstep of where I buy my eggs at the farm (Hagen). She said another crewman landed nearby and the rest were presumed still on board. I don't know if remains were recovered as we seem to have no American graves in our area, perhaps they were centralised somewhere? This came out in conversation when discussing the night fiighter that landed on the farm.
You guys know you your stuff!
Thanks
Jock
