B 17 G "Little Chub" engine
Article about: B17 G "Little Chub". It was attacked by the Swiss Flak fire on 24 April 1944 and ended up crashing in the waters of Lake Greifensee. The plane remained under the cold waters of the
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Excellent photo's
Little Chub was a 384th Bomb Group B-17.
Same Bomb Group and Squadron my uncle was in.(Shotdown 13 April 44)
It seems to be that this B-17 only flew 2 combat missions and this crash landing in the lake in Switzerland was its 2nd mission.
Here are some more pic's from the 384th website.
384th During WWII / Aircraft / B-17G Aircraft / B-17G 42-102446 JD*M, "LITTLE CHUB" | 384th Bombardment Group (Heavy) in World War II
Thanks for sharing that António
Semper Fi
Phil
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Great photos and thanks for sharing.
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AZPhil
Awesome piece of information about your uncle.
There are many photos of little chub, mainly due to highly documentated recovery process.
Anyway, thanks for reading Phil.
António
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