B17F 42-30807 305th Bomb Group

[michel]

Dear All,

Can anyone tell me the EXCACT crashsite of B17F 42-30807 "Katy"

305th Bomb Group. It crashed on October 14th 1943.

MACR 912 says Eisden, another says Dilsen-Belgium, i know its a few miles
from each other........

If you know the crashsite please let me know,

Thanks in advance,

Michel

[Leendert]

Michel,

I have a note (and nothing else...) that 42-30807 came down near the hamlet of Dorne between Dilsen and Opglabbeek, Belgium.

Groet,

Leendert

[Alain57]

Hello Michel ,

2Lt Walter H Boggs USAAF 0-681965 was buried in grave nr 337 at the allied cemetery on the airfield of St-Truiden , St-Trond in french ( Belgium ) , later he was brought to the Ardennes Cemetery in Neuville-on-Condroz.

Greets
Alain57

[paul kroon]

According "Losses of the US 8th and 9th AIR FORCES by Bishop and Hey:
Shot down by fighters, crashed at Bilsen, 5 miles south-south-west of Maaseyk, Belgium.
pp

[michel]

Thanks for your answers guys.
Now I have 3 different possible crash locations
- Dilsen
- Eisden
-Dorne

Now I need to pinpoint down where the plane actually came down.
I am in touch with relatives of one of the crew members and they would also like to find out. The airman himself thought that he had landed on a roof in Germany after he had heard the emergency bell ring while they were flying over the location where 3 the countries come together (Belgium, Holland and Germany)
So any information is welcome.

Thanks again,

Michel