Lone B.17. lands at Kirmington 17.03.44 (fog diversion)

[Kirmington]

Long shot, but might anyone know from which unit this aircraft came from? Only information was it was diverted on return from a raid due to fog at home base and landed at Kirmington (home to 166 Squadron R.A.F.).

[RSwank]

According to the Air Force Chronology, there were no AAF heavy bomber missions on March 17, 1944.

http://paul.rutgers.edu/~mcgrew/wwii...ml/Mar.44.html

There was an accident of a B-17 from the 482nd BG (Pathfinders).

This is from the Fort Log:
42-97595 Del Denver 31/12/43; 1SAG Langley 23/1/44; Grenier 5/2/44; Ass 813BS-482BG [PC-E]
Alconbury 19/2/44; t/o 17/3/44 for Snetterton ready to lead mission the following day w/Capt Lopez
Mantoux, cp-Emerson Dyer, n-Bill Ryan{seriously injured}, b-Capt Newton Hatfield, ettg-Albt Brown, roFrancis Lynen, wg-John Campbell, wg-Chas Clark, tg-Vince Carlwicz, pass: Sgts Harley Rayner, Dan
Delmonte & Cpl Harry Williams; visibility was impaired and struck tree, knocking off right stabilizer;
(12RTD), Sal 18/3/44.

Possibly there was another plane from the 482nd, trying to position to some other field for the next day's raid that had to divert.

[Kirmington]

Thank you. Maybe it was on an air test and had to divert. M