Two B-17s lost on 2 November 1943

[Laurent Rizzotti]

Hello,

I am trying to identify two B-17s (at least reported to be B-17s) lost during the attack on Wiener Neudstadt on 2 November 1943, and reported to have crashed respectively at Mönichkirchen, Austria, and Eltendorf, Germany.

If someone knew a book or website listing Allied crashes in Austria, I will be interested.

Best regards

Laurent

[Revi16]

Here's a list for Austria. Only a few for 431102
http://www.accident-report.com/world...e/austria.html

[Nokose]

Laurent,
I checked Stan D. Bishop's "Losses of the US 8th and 9th Air Forces ETO Area - June 1942 -December 1943" and they had no losses on that day. So the 12th USAAF is probably the source of your losses but I have nothing on them right now.

[Nokose]

Added correction after checking Don Caldwell's "Day Fighters in Defence of the Reich A War Diary, 1942-45" on the 02Nov43 the 15th USAAF attacked Wiener Neustadt and lost 5 B-24 + 6 B-17 but doesn't list where they fell.

[RSwank]

This link has the losses on 2 Nov.

http://airraid2nov1943.com/Aircraft_Lost.html

The two that seem to be lost in the locations you give are:

Tail Number: 42-3341
Type / Unit: B-17 / 2nd Bomb Group
MACR: 1142
Crash location: Eltendorf, Austria
Crew: 6 KIA, 4 POW


Tail Number: 42-3391
Type / Unit: B-17 / 301st Bomb Group
MACR: 1092
Crash location: Kleiner Hartberg near Moenichkirchen, Austria
Crew: 4 KIA, 5 POW (ship had only a crew of 9 aboard)

[Laurent Rizzotti]

Thanks a lot for the last website, RSwank

Ans sorry, I shoudl have said that these B-17s were from 15th Air Force.