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 "Efter et bombetogt til Kiel den 14. maj
1943 blev et B-17 fly sidst set lige vest for øen Amrum (måske omkring
her) kl.
12.30.
En af flyets 4 motorer var da gået i stå, ligesom et stort hul i sideroret blev
bemærket.
Flyet må være styrtet i Nordsøen. Hele besætningen, 10 mand, omkom." (FAF)
"Ild fra antiluftskyts: Moderat og upræcis.
Fjendtlig modstand: 50
FW190 og Me109
angreb kl. 11.46 og fortsatte til 12.34."
(1943
Dailies of the 322nd Squadron, notat May 14, 1943 - 7 B-17 fra denne
squadron deltog i bombetogtet med et ukendt antal B-17 fra andre squadrons.)
2nd Lieutenant Armando H. Ambalagi var Navigator på B17 41-24481.
Han har ingen kendt grav.
Hans navn findes på
Tablets of the Missing,
Netherlands American Cemetery.
Han kom i tjeneste fra Michigan. Hæderstegn:
Air Medal, Purple Heart.
(Kilde: ABMC)
2 flyvere fra B17 41-24481
blev begravet i Esbjerg, 4 i Belgien og 2 i USA. 2 flyvere har
ingen kendt grav, NET.
Se
Tegning af besætningen på
en B-17*Foto
af en B-17 + B-17 i airmen.dk*B-17
Ball Turret, Ammunition og Ball Turret Gunner*B-17
Flyvende Fæstning. 10 flyvere.
 "On 14 May 1943 at 12.30 hours a B-17 was
last seen west of the island of Amrum (maybe about here) after a
bombing raid on Kiel.
Then one of its four engines had stopped, and a large hole in the rudder was
noticed.
The plane must have crashed into the North Sea. All of the crew perished."
(FAF)
"A/A Fire: Moderate and inaccurate. Enemy Opposition: 50
FW190s and
Me109s attacked
at 1146 and continued until 1234 hours."
(1943
Dailies of the 322nd Squadron, the entry May 14, 1943 - 7 B-17s of
the squadron were dispatched in the raid with an unknown number from other
squadrons.)
2nd Lieutenant Armando H. Ambalagi was the Navigator of B17 41-24481.
He has no known grave.
His name is inscribed on
Tablets of the Missing,
Netherlands American Cemetery.
He entered the Service from Michigan. Awards:
Air Medal, Purple Heart.
(Source: ABMC)
2 airmen from B17 41-24481
were buried in Esbjerg, 4 in BELGIUM and 2 in the USA. 2 airmen have
no known grave, NET.
See
Drawing of the crew of a
B-17 *
Photo of a B-17 + B-17s in airmen.dk *
B-17 Ball Turret,
Ammunition and the story of a Ball Turret Gunner.
This B-17 was from
322 BS, 91
BG, 1 CBW, 1 BD of the 8 AF. It took off from
RAF Bassingbourn
which was used by
91st Bombardment Group (Heavy).
See the website of 91st Bomb Group (H)
with 1943
Dailies of the 322nd Squadron including the entry May 14, 1943.
10 airmen.
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