Den 26. februar 1945 styrtede
B17 44-6461 ned
her ved
Højrup 9 km sydvest for Gram på
tilbagevejen fra et bombetogt til Berlin.
Se
informationstavle og propelblad på nedstyrtningsstedet her.
Det er 2 km sydvest for Højrup Kirke (her), Kirkevej 23, 6510 Gram. Kør herfra mod syd
og fra Skovmosevej igen mod syd fra
dette punkt
- eller brug
Google Map DK.
B17 44-6461 havde
motorproblemer over Berlin. "44-6461 blev sidst set 8 km efter formationen. 2
motorer ude af drift i 15.000 fods højde." (MACR)
"Da maskinen fløj syd for Gram kl. 16.30 blev den angrebet af 2 tyske jagere,
der skød de 2 sidste motorer i stykker. Besætningen sprang ud." (AOD)
Disse flyvere blev hurtigt taget til fange som
fortalt i AOD:
Co-Pilot 2.Lt Richard N. Callahan, Pilot 1.Lt Robert L. Mason, Ball Turret
Gunner Sgt Lester M. Little, Waist Gunner Sgt John A. Trcka,
Tail Gunner Sgt Russell D. Boates Jr., Radio Operator / Gunner T/Sgt Myron R.
Graham og Nose Gunner Sgt Jacob R. Riley.
Top Turret Gunner S/Sgt John Kozdeba og Navigator
2nd Lt Russell S. Bodwell klarede at komme til Sverige hjulpet af mange
danskere!
Se Bodwell og Kozdeba til Sverige. Fra Ann,
datter af Gunnar Tranberg, kom 26 APR 2024 dette:
Hjælp til flyvere *
Om to
flyvere * Diplomer *
Invitation.
Se B-17 Flyvende
fæstning
* B17 i airmen.dk *
tegning af besætningen på
en B-17.
9 flyvere.
On 26 February B17
44-6461 crashed
here near
Højrup 9 km south west of Gram on
the return flight from a bombing raid on Berlin.
See information table
in Danish and a propeller blade from
B17 44-6461
at the crash site
here.
It is 2 km south west of Højrup Church (here),
Kirkevej 23, 6510 Gram. Drive from here to the south and from Skovmosevej again
south from
this point -
or use
Google Map DK
B17 44-6461 had engine failure over Berlin.
"44-6461 last seen trailing formation 5 miles behind. 2 engines out at 15,000
feet." (MACR)
"When flying south of Gram at 16:30 hours it was attacked by two German fighters
that shot up the two remaining engines. The crew bailed out." (AOD)
These airmen were soon captured as told in AOD:
Co-Pilot 2.Lt Richard N. Callahan, Pilot 1.Lt
Robert L. Mason, Ball Turret Gunner Sgt Lester M. Little, Waist Gunner Sgt John
A. Trcka,
Tail Gunner Sgt Russell D. Boates Jr., Radio Operator / Gunner T/Sgt Myron R.
Graham and Nose Gunner Sgt Jacob R. Riley.
Top Turret Gunner S/Sgt John Kozdeba and Navigator 2nd Lt Russell S. Bodwell
made it to Sweden helped by many Danes!
See Bodwell and Kozdeba to Sweden * Russell S. Bodwell's Narrative of Events
* Report on the Rescue of Two American Airmen.
This B-17
belonged to
326th BS, 92nd BG, 40th CBW, 1 BD, 8 AF of the USAAF. See also
B17s in airmen.dk and a
drawing of the crew of a
B-17.
See
92nd Bombardment Group (Heavy) and 92nd
USAAF-USAF Memorial Association.
US planes.
Sites.
It took off from
RAF Podington - USAAF
Station 109. Also
Lester Schrenk was here. 9 airmen.
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