B-17 Collission

[Alex Smart]

Hello,
Famous story of the B-17, serial 41-24406 that was hit by a Luftwaffe aircraft but continued its flight and returned safe to base.
Date was IIRC February 1st 1943.
But what of the Luftwaffe aircraft and its pilot/crew what type of aircraft was it and what became of her pilot/crew and who was/were he/they ?

Thanks
Alex

[Col Bruggy]

Hello,

Steve Birdsall and Roger Freeman (Claims to Fame:The B-17 Flying Fortress,Arms & Armour. [P/B], 1997. pp.52-60), suggest the pilot who attacked, and struck 41-24406, "All American" (414th BS/97th BG), was Fw Erich Paczia, of 6./JG 53 (KIA 1-2-1943).

http://aircrewremembrancesociety.com...anPilotsP.html

Col.

[FrankieS]

Erich Paczia rests War Cemetery Bordj-Cedria/Tunesia
Grave site: Hof NAS Ossario 14 Tafel 23

Paczia, Erich

Dienstgrad:07.05.1918
Feldwebel

KIA date 01.02.1943

[Alex Smart]

hello Col & Frankie,

THANK YOU BOTH

Great response

Many thanks

Alex