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12th February 2008, 19:00
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Re: 24.Dez.1944 385th Bomb Group
Good evening Flugplatz Giessen and shooshoobaby !
Shoohoobaby reported the basic reasons of this accident, a collision. B- 17 , AAF s/n 43-38233 didn't make it to Belgium but crashed 1 km Northeast of Merlau, Kreis Alsfeld. The plane was completely damaged and caused at the impact place a crater of 12 m in diameter with a depth of 5 m. In General, the debris of the a/c covered a diameter of 3 km. Markings could be barely identified on the stabilizer as 338233. This report was made by Aeronautical School # 1, Giessen. A part of the perished crew was buried at the local cemetary of Merlau, some other bodies at Oberohmen, Kreis Alsfeld. Sources are MACR 11113, KU-report # 1165A, KU 3563, KU 3558. Hope, this helps ! All the best ! Horst Weber 
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