B-17f--#42-30203 Shot Down 6 Sept 1943

[kdkutt]

on 6 September 1943, B-17f #42-30203 Was Shot Down Near Courday, France. The Aircraft Was First Hit By Flack Comming Back From Stuttgart, Germany. They Did Not Drop Their Bombs On Stuttgart, The Target Was Covered By Clouds And Smoke. They Instead Bombed A Target Of Oppertunity At Strousburg. In Route Home, No. 2 Engine Was Damaged By Either Flack, Or Fire From German Fighters, And Windmilled. There Was Also A Big Hole In The Right Wing, Just Missing The Tokio Tanks. The Propeller Snapped Off And Damaged The Rear Stabilizer. Lt Roy Mohr Was The Pilot, He Tried To Keep Up With The Rest Of The Group, But Fell Behind. German Fighters Attacked The Group. One By One B-17's Were Shot Down. The Tailgunner Was Wounded Badly, And The Aircraft Was Shot Up. I Am Trying To Find Out If Possible, What German Pilot Took Claim For The Downing Of This B-17, And Where Did The Aircraft Crash. All Crewmembers Bailed Out Of The Crippled Aircraft. 6 Survived, 3 Escaped With The Help Of The French Resistance, And 3 Were Pow's. But 4 Never Came Home. I Have Tried To Get A Ku Report From The Archives In Maryland, But They Say There Isn't One For This Plane. OUT OF 21 AIRCRAFT THAT LEFT KNETTISHALL, ENGLAND, STATION #136- 388TH BOMB GROUP,(SQUARE H), ONLY 10 RETURNED. THE GROUP LOST 11 B-17'S ON THIS DAY.If Anyone Has Any Possible Information About This Incident, Please Email Me At kdkutt@aol.com Thank You... Keith