Albert J. Poley                                                                                         Updated:  03 JAN 2012

Airman: e777154.htm Surname: Poley Init: A J Rank: S/Sgt Service: USAAF Sqdn: 336

P_link: p182.htm Plane: B17 42-29702 Operation: Bomb G Crash_site: Sea S of Langeland

Crash_d: d130643 Buried_d: e777 C_link: e777.htm At_Next: NO KNOWN

"Under et bombetogt til Kiel (her) den 13. juni 1943 blev amerikanske bombere angrebet af tyske jagere over Østersøen, hvor en del blev skudt ned.
Fra Langeland (her) så man ved 10-tiden 3 bombere og 3 tyske jagere styrte i havet, samt en 5-6 udfoldede faldskærme.
Fra 3 forskellige bombefly indbragtes senere omkomne besætningsmedlemmer til Langeland." (FAF)

Ball Turret Gunner S/Sgt Albert J. Poley har ingen kendt grav. (Kilde: AOD)

2 flyvere fra B17 42-29702 blev  begravet i Magleby, Langeland og 1 i Rise, Ærø. Senere 1 i Belgien og 6 har ingen kendt grav.

Se tegning af besætningen på en B-17, Foto af en B-17 + B-17 i airmen.dk samt B-17 Ball Turret, Ammunition og Ball Turret Gunner.
10 flyvere.

American bombers on a bombing raid to Kiel (here) on 13 June 1943 were attacked by German fighters over the Baltic Sea, where a number were shot down.
About 10 a.m. 3 bombers and 3 German fighters were seen from Langeland (here) crashing into the sea. 5 or 6 opened parachutes were seen.
Later perished crew members from 3 different bombers ended on Langeland. (Source: FAF)

Ball Turret Gunner S/Sgt Albert J. Poley has no known grave. (Source: AOD)

2 airmen from B17 42-29702  were buried in Magleby, Langeland and 1 in Rise, Ærø. Later 1 in Belgium, and 6 have no known grave.

See a drawing of the crew of a B-17, Photo of  a B-17 + B-17s in airmen.dk and B-17 Ball Turret, Ammunition and the story of a Ball Turret Gunner.
This B-17 Flying Fortress was from 336 BS, 95 BG, 13 CBW, 3 BD, 8 AF. See 95th Bomb Group (H). It took off from RAF Framlingham (Parham) - USAAF Station 153.
10 airmen.