Hallo all,
Back on 26 August 2003 Carlos Herrera (where is he now ?) posted a link to a different photo of this B-17 wreck. It was coded DAK 287 L17 and a rough English translation of the caption would be:
"German pilots and Tunisians examine the wreck of a Boeing B-17 bomber which was destroyed in Tunisia".
As Carlos wrote then go to
www.ecpad.fr/ecpa/index.htm and type in 'B-17' into the search engine. The first photo up is the L17 version above. There must be more photos to judge by their numbers.
I suggest the tall figure in CJE's photo is German. Note the light coloured pants flopping down over his boots.Seems like many other photos I have seen of German troops in North Africa or Tunisia. Can't be more sure as my few uniform books are in the attic.
By the way in 2003 no more headway was made in identifying the unit, circumstances, etc.
Hope this helps.
Martin Gleeson.