Hi all,
I have re-valued my original statement today:
Then I was able to decode somehow the name of the pilots which I think are: Capt. Larsen + Lt. Jenkins - what made me think it was an USAAF B-17.
Ranks of Capt. and Lt. were used by the USAAF but as this was in the Mediterranean those pilots could be also members of the SAAF?
As I have very little knowledge of the SAAF, would be anyone able to help me with answers of following questions:
1. does SAAF units A) have any "own" aircraft or B) they were just using those with RAF serials?
2. if the anwer to question 1. would be A) does they have any B-17s and one of the may be „Fortress II 542“?
3. is there avaiable any list of SAAF personnel during WWII where I can search for possible candidates of Capt. Larsen + Lt. Jenkins
4. so far I was bale to find only roll of honour of SAAF personnel (
http://www.saafa.co.za/images/roll_of_honour.pdf) and I have found there following person:
Jenkins B.P. Lt 05/08/44
With help of cwgc.org I have indetified him correctly as:
Lieutenant JENKINS, B D 27172V
Died 05/08/1944
Aged 22
4 Sqdn.
But 4 Sq SAAF was a figher squadron so I am afriad it is not "my man" - but there might be another who survived the WWII.
So any help regading the SAAF connection to this "mysterious B-17" would be much appreciated.
Pavel