[Chris Going]

Hello Rolf

I don't want to rain on your parade, but such a scenario is rather unlikely. As you might imagine, in April 1945 the B17 held few technical secrets for the Germans. Even supposing an allied reconnaissance aircraft had imaged the B17, and a first phase interpreter had noticed it, there was nothing to indicate that here was anything out of the ordinary. Far more likely is that a couple of days later some P38 pilots noticed it and simply shot it up. But its tempting to conclude ...post hoc ergo propter hoc.

Best


Chris