US aircraft wrack to id.

[KrisJG3]

Wooden handle:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...guese_Army.jpg

compare:

https://picasaweb.google.com/1181984...39388408481458
https://picasaweb.google.com/1181984...40478494720162

[KrisJG3]

Here there are next parts from wrack (part 3):

https://picasaweb.google.com/1181984...LmdgK-7o7K_9QE

is it possible on base number 59974-1L (from black pice of rubber) try to id aircraft number and crew ???
https://picasaweb.google.com/1181984...82327114449906
https://picasaweb.google.com/1181984...82381403124418
https://picasaweb.google.com/1181984...82420063916274

Handle from Browing:
https://picasaweb.google.com/1181984...83069830048722

(By the way here is another interesting wrack B17 : http://www.network54.com/Forum/23272...ge+pictures%29 )


Kris

[KrisJG3]

Originally Posted by FrankieS

maybe one of them?

9756 441007 B-17 44-6145 Cover Girl 401 614 H. P. Silverstein
9757 441007 B-17 42-31081 Son of Blitz 401 613 A. J. Nelson
9760 441007 B-17 42-107084 Betty's Revenge 401 614 Harasym A

I think in 90% this is :

42-107084: B-17G-35-DL. IW-G "Betty's Revenge", assigned 401BG 16 April 44.

See:
http://imageshack.us/a/img845/9119/p3al.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img525/225/page15a.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img201/4741/friduss1a.jpg


German Doc. ? :
http://imageshack.us/a/img248/7473/16890360.png

Crew !!!! :
http://www.401bg.org/Site/Search/Pho...pid=10373#menu
Here is picture this a/c number 4:
http://www.fold3.com/image/#32442253
and photo of tail with number: 42-107084 ----> 2107084 :
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...eFormation.jpg

And more detail:
http://www.401bg.org/Site/history/ai...sp?acid=107084

MAp can be added later.

Have You contact to right person from USA which looking for US aircrafts ?
I would like inform about place where was found second part of wrack (tail).
A/c was hitted centraly by Flak and were KIA 3 person from crew.
They flight directly above Flak battery at 13 o''clock during the day.

I know they visited Szczecin/Stettin but still searching one pilot radiooperator Friduss J. H.
Of cours no info. about MIA pilot but only place where was found second part this wrack.
You can see photos. Maybe this info. can help for people from USA ?

"'...No 42-107084 ("Betty's Revenge") piloted by Lt. A. Harasym, received a direct hit in the navigator's compartment, killing the bombardier and navigator. One other crew member was killed when he left the plane without a parachute. The others parachuted safely and were made POW's....''
http://www.401bg.org/history/aircraft.asp?acid=107084 ---> Manufacturer: Douglas Aircraft, Long Beach, California ..."'

As I write - confirmed in place - there was Flak Gun position.

BR

Kris

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Suggest you contact DPAA
http://www.dpaa.mil/Contact/ContactUs.aspx

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In regard to Cover Girl
http://www.fieldsofhonor-database.co...yers-francis-s

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http://www.fieldsofhonor-database.co...rstein-harry-p