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Old 1st February 2017, 20:04
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Re: Areal photo of crashed B-17 in Germany

I can find a "Finningen" on Google Maps, the next town NW of Hochstadt but not a "Finningeb". Finningen and Hochstadt share a border, so they are adjacent.

It still would seem possible that we might be talking about 43-38664 though, as we are in the right area and on the right date. It would be interesting to get the detail reports for the 82nd FG and maybe the 14th FG for 14 April 1945.


Here is a link to the 82nd FG April 1945 reports. They can be ordered from AFHRA. Do you know how to do that?

http://airforcehistoryindex.org/data/000/080/898.xml

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Old 2nd February 2017, 17:32
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Re: Areal photo of crashed B-17 in Germany

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.

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Old 2nd February 2017, 21:08
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Re: Areal photo of crashed B-17 in Germany

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.
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Old 2nd February 2017, 23:16
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Re: Areal photo of crashed B-17 in Germany

Hello,
The 14FG lost one a/c on the 4th April 45.
The 82FG lost one a/c on the 14th April 45.
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Old 4th February 2017, 16:35
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Re: Areal photo of crashed B-17 in Germany

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

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Old 6th February 2017, 05:05
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Re: Areal photo of crashed B-17 in Germany

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

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