Identity of a B-17 wreck

[digedag1]

Hello,
this is, I think, not an easy question.


A german crashreport describes the wreckage of a downed airplane which was found near Oschersleben as follows:
"Fortress II B 17 F
Serie G 166
Nationality: American"


What could "Serie (Serial) G 166" mean ?
A sqadron code/radio call letter/engine serial-No./a number painted on the nose or fuselage ?


The plane belonged to one of the 8ths USAAF groups, which bombed the Focke Wulf assembly plant at Oschersleben on the 11th of Jan 1944.


Is it possible to identify the wreck with so meager informations?
Can someone assign it to a Bomb Group or Squadron ??



According to sources, the only B-17 downed nearby Oschersleben that day
was a B-17F-BO; #42-3057; 91BG, 322Sq; cr Hornhausen; MACR 1918.


digedag1

[Luc Vervoort]

Hello digedag1,


Is the German reference of the report available ? This could start with KU...


Best regards


Luc

[Rottler]

Hello digedag1,

the German casualty number/Abschussnummer for the 42-3057 loss was KU 686.

Regards
Leo

[Rottler]

Hello digedag1,

in the book "Im Anflug auf Planquadrat Julius-Caesar" Bernd Sternal and Werner Hartmann have listed the following B-17 crash sites in the area Oschersleben on 11 Jan 1944:
near Hordorf 41-24672, correct is 41-24562 Sky Wolf (MACR 1925)
800 m west of Hordorf 42-39794 (MACR 1929)
between Neindorf and Altbrandsleben 42-30780 Eager Eagle II (MACR 1938)
Schmatzfeld serial/MACR?
Schwanebeck serial/MACR?

Regards
Leo