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Re: Areal photo of crashed B-17 in Germany
Hi Rolf,
A similar incident happened here in The Netherlands:
On 22 february 1945 B-24 42-95241 of 392nd Bomb Group made a belly landing near Zoetermeer. It was strafed 4 days later by Spitfires of 453 Squadron. IIRC the wreck of the B-24 was also visible on aerial photographs by coincidence prior to the strafing.
However, the decision to shoot up the B-24 was not made by the PRU or interpretation units. The wreck was spotted earlier that day by 453 Squadron and apperantly the decision was made at Squadron, or perhaps at Group level.
In fact the situation Chris Going already pointed out. Nevertheless there might be a chance that the wreck of the concerned B-17 may have been photographed too purely by coincidence...
Regards,
Hans
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