Foto af en B-17 + B-17 i airmen.dk 91 US planes Photo of a B-17 + B-17s in airmen.dk  20 SEP 2012

















 

B 17G Flying Fortress 44-85784 Sally B er den sidste B-17 i United Kingdom, der stadig kan flyve. Her set ved Duxford Air Show den 5 SEP 2009.
Duxford Aerodrome var engang Royal Air Force Station Duxford - USAAF Station 357  Ved Duxford findes Imperial War Museum DUXFORD og
American Air Museum DUXFORD. Se tegning af besætningen på en B-17 og  B-17 Ball Turret, Ammunition og Ball Turret Gunner.

69 B-17 Flyvende Fæstning med 675 flyvere omtales her i www.airmen.dk. 2 af disse flyvere er stadig begravet i Danmark, 98 blev hjemført i 1948, 86 blev
begravet i andre lande, 172 har ingen kendt grav, 225 blev krigsfanger, 19 returnerede til England og 73 klarede at flygte til Sverige. Se også
Tab af liv.
Bemærk p237 Alstrup interviews, p268 Brahesholm øjenvidne, p270 Bellinge begravelse, p271 Hørdum, Thy film+Schrenk, p273 Øster Højst sidste minutter
p276 Værløse flag, p295 Varpelev, Stevns samlet flugt, Co-pilot p325 Sosegård, Bornholm sejlet til Sverige og p326 Østerholm, Als, Stormy Weather pilot.

Under denne tekst ses informationstavlen ved Sally B om både B-17 generelt og dette fly specielt.

B 17G Flying Fortress 44-85784 Sally B is the last airworthy B-17 in the United Kingdom. Here it is seen at the Duxford Air Show on 5 SEP 2009.
Duxford Aerodrome was once Royal Air Force Station Duxford - USAAF Station 357. At Duxford Imperial War Museum DUXFORD and the
American Air Museum DUXFORD are to be seen. S
ee the drawing of the crew of a B-17 and B-17 Ball Turret, Ammunition and a Ball Turret Gunner.

69 B-17 Flying Fortresses with 675 airmen are mentioned here in www.airmen.dk. 2 of these airmen are still buried in Denmark, 98 were taken home in 1948, 86 were
buried in other countries, 172 have no known grave, 225 became POWs, 19 returned to England and 73 managed to escape to Sweden. See also
Loss of Lives.
Notice p237 Alstrup interviews, p268 Brahesholm eye witness, p270 Bellinge burial, p271 Hørdum, Thy film+Schrenk, p273 Øster Højst last minutes
p276 Værløse flags, p295 Varpelev, Stevns escaped together, Co-pilot p325 Sosegård, Bornholm sailed to Sweden and p326 Østerholm, Als, Stormy Weather, pilot.