I know some of the B-17's mentioned above were used by KG200 for carrying out agent drops and supplying secret airstrips in the Middle East and North Africa, Poland, Russia, Greece, Italy, France, Belgium, The Netherlands and Ireland. They were chosen specifically for these missions as being more suitable for this role than other available German aircraft.
Some were lost during this time, including one over the Franco-Spanish border along with 10 French collaborators and the entire crew, anothe exploded on take off killing all on board, and the last one in March 1945 was shot down returning from a mission by an RAF Mosquito night fighter, the crew all escaping by parachute.
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