B17 - when - where ?

[Khorat]

ah forgot - serial not to see in any of the pics.

khorat

[Henk Welting]

Thanks Mike & Khorat. Will inform my friend on whose request these snapshots were published in this thread.
Regards,
Henk.

[Alex Smart]

Hello ?

All that i saw was one photo of three dead airmen ...
I went back and then saw the tail end of a wreck with a Triangle marking.
Could be a "G" or an "S".
Camouflaged with "Star & Bar" would that help date the 1943 time for loss ?
"Star & Bar" with blue suround from 17th September 43, earlier one had Red suround from 29th June 43.
"Fortresses of the Big Triangle" by Cliff T. Bishop may help with this as most if not all losses are noted in the book for both Bomber Groups up until 31st March 44.

From the book with additions from Freeman's "B-17Flying Fortress Story"
For the 305th BG from 17th Sept 43 losses were
42-3091 - 4th Oct 43 - cr Gross-Karben, Ger. 5 KIA 5 POW. MACR 785.
42-3387 - 26th Nov 43 - cr Oldenburg 10 POW MACR 1573.
42-3412 - 21st Dec 43 - cr Beatstreck, 6 KIA 4 POW. MACR 1709.
42-3436 - 14 Oct 43 - cr Eygelshofen Holl. 5 KIA 5 POW MACR 1034.
42-3531 - 26th Nov 43 - cr Zuidbroek,Holl. 2 KIA 8 POW. MACR 1572.
42-3549 - 14th Oct 43 - cr Hoorn, Holl. 4 KIA 6 POW MACR 918.
42-3550 - 14th Oct 43 - cr Schweinfurt 3 KIA 7 POW. MACR 921.
42-29555 - 27th Sept 43 - cr Hannover 7 KIA 3 POW. MACR 730/906
42-29988 - 14th Oct 43 - cr Puffendorf, Ger. 6 KIA 4 POW. MACR 914.
42-30015 - 15th Oct 43 - cr Oldenburg 9 KIA 1 POW. MACR 1571
42-30242 - 14th Oct 43 - cr Schweinfurt 1 KIA 9 POW. MACR 911.
42-30645 - 26th Nov 43 - cr Oldenburg 1 KIA 9 POW. MACR 1327.
42-30804 - 14th Oct 43 - cr Schweinfurt 7 KIA 3 POW. MACR 922.
42-30807 - 14th Oct 43 - cr Elsden ? 1 EVD 1 KIA 8 POW. MACR 912.
42-30814 - 14th Oct 43 - cr Adendorf, Ger. 2 KIA 8 POW. MACR 919.
42-30831 - 14th Oct 43 - cr Reinach Asch, Switz. 1 KIA 9 INT MACR 913.
42-31046 - 26th Nov 43 - cr Emden 10 POW. MACR 1326.
42-37740 - 14th Oct 43 - cr Schweinfurt 2 EVD 1 KIA 7 POW. MACR 920.
42-37741 - 4th Oct 43 - cr Brussels 3 KIA 7 POW. MACR 779.
42-37750 - 14th Oct 43 - cr Floverish, Ger ? MACR 779 ?( J B's list has Beek, Limburg, Netherland. 1 KIA 1 EVD. MACR 915 ).
42-37751 - 8th Oct 43 - cr Noordospolder Holl. 1 EVD 9 POW MACR 871.
42-37930 - 20th Dec 43 - cr Breskens, Holl. 1 KIA 9 POW MACR 1708.

401st BG losses were
42-31064 - 31st Dec 43 - cr in sea off Isle of Wight. 10 KIA MACR 1872.
42-37770 - 31st Dec 43 - cr Morceux, FR. 3 EVD 5 KIA 2 POW. MACR 1871.
42-39826 - 30th Dec 43 - cr Zierolshofen, Ger. 1 KIA 9 POW. MACR 1678.

Alex

[ssg keay]

I have the feeling, that this was the Eygelshoven B-17 from the Schweinfurt raid. The tail and three men came down in Holland, while the nose came down in Germany near Finkenrath. Danny
Khorat, you said there were more photos in the archive? Do you have copies of them?