B17 Toolbox

[FJR6]

How did I not find this site last night?! There were a couple that returned early then on the 24th, I can only assume one had a serious mechanical failure and went down over kent.

[Gary J]

Other "possibles"

http://www.kentfallen.com/PDF%20REPO...20MEMORIAL.pdf

Log of 8th AF missions / crashes / targets for 24th April 1944.

Get One Mission

Gary J.

[mossie]

OK,Found it,Wrong date !

B17 42-37855 25th Feb 1944

[Gary J]

42-37855 Delivered: Denver 21/9/43; Harvard 10/10/43; Assigned: 92BG Podington 18/11/43; Transferred: 447BG Rattlesden 1/44; sustained battle damage Regensburg 25/2/44 Pilot: Clarry Aaberg(KIA-baled too low and broke his neck); Co-Pilot: Tom Moriarty, Navigator: Ellis Colvin, Bombardier: Irving Danzig, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Rich Pitt, Radio Operator: W.D. Earnest, Ball Turret Gunner: Bill Powell, Waist Gunner: W. Hadway, Waist Gunner: Cleveland Lamb, Tail Gunner: Gilbert Foster (9RTD); crash-landed in woods at Starvecrow Hill, near Gravesend, a mile N of Tonbridge, Kent; Salvaged. 3/3/44.

[Gary J]

And ....
A full SP of the raid of the 24/25 February 1944 in which 42-37855 was flak damaged.

The Battle Over Munich – April 24, 1944

And witness report ...

ASN Aircraft accident 25-FEB-1944 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 42-37855

[FJR6]

Gary thanks for the info, nice to see a conclusion to it!

[mossie]

Thanks Gary and FJR6.

I convinced myself the Bomb group was wrong and the date was right,When in fact it was the other way round.

Will make a copy of the history and place it inside the toolbox.


Garry