Thread: 14/02/1945 B-17 crash near Y-32 Ophoven airfield (Belgium)
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Old 7th October 2023, 20:22
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Re: 14/02/1945 B-17 crash near Y-32 Ophoven airfield (Belgium)
Nick,

Thanks for the reply.

Checked the mission summary of 379 BG for 14 feb 1945, which mentions : 1st Lt.James H.Brown (pilot), 1st Lt. Joseph D.Smith, jr., 2nd Lt. John F.Payleitner, and T/Sgt. William J.Adams, all of the 526th, were killed when their aircraft crashed during a forced landing on the continent on the return trip. (source: AFHRA reel B0366 p.1313).
Liège is approx. 45 km south of Ophoven.
So it must probably be another plane.
A lot of B-17’s ended (or landed) that day on the Continent….

Best regards

Luc
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