Areal photo of crashed B-17 in Germany

[Rolfeb]

HI RSwank,

sorry for the typo and thanks for the message.
Finningen is correct.
I need to check how to order the detail report. I'm interested to understand for sure.
Thanks again and I will try to order it and as soon I have more info I'll let you know.

Rolf

[RSwank]

Rolf,

The address to order the documents/cd is: AFHRA.NEWS@US.AF.MIL

as is shown on this page: http://www.afhra.af.mil/Archival-Requests/


The Instructions on how to order are here, but they show the wrong (old) ordering address.

http://airforcehistoryindex.org/obtain.html


The documents may be on a CD which will cost $30.

[Alex Smart]

Hello,
The 14FG lost one a/c on the 4th April 45.
The 82FG lost one a/c on the 14th April 45.
Alex

[Daniel]

Found the attached reports in the 95th BG mission files for the April 11, 1945 mission. One B-17 was seen on the ground at 4938-0817 at 12:07, another one at 4837-1058 at 12:44. While the second location is not exactly at Finningen, it is at least in the same area.

Source: NARA II College Park, MD, RG 18, Entry 7A, Box 618, 95th BG Mission Report April 11, 1945

Kind regards,
Daniel

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

These are the US claimed made for the ETO on the 4th & 14th April 1945.
How many were air or ground claims and P38 claims would have to be checked out.

4th
Squadron
12 RCN - 4 ( 1/2; 1/2; 1; 1/2; 1/2; 1).
15 RCN - 3 ( 1; 1/2; 1/2; 1 ).
162 RCN - 1.
316 - 3
334 - 1 + 1/2
336 - 1/2
354 - 1.
355 - 3.
357 - 4.
378 - 6.
383 - 1.
385 - 1.
504 - 4 ( 1/2; 1/2; 1; 1/2; 1/2; 1).
505 - 1.

14th
Squadron
111 RCN - 1.
161 RCN - 2.
356 - 3 ( 1; 1; 1/2; 1/2 ).
390 - 1 ( 1/2; 1/2 ).

As far as I can make out ALL the above claims were P47 or P51 victories.

Alex