B 17F 42-30450 - The North Sea                                                                     Updated: 17 AUG 2021

Airman Surname Init Rank Service Sqdn P_link Plane Operation Crash_site Crash_d Buried_d C_link At_Next
e777460.htm Alsop H W 1stLt USAAF 333 p194.htm B17 4230450 Bomb G The North Sea d260743 e777n e777n.htm NO - NET
u014274.htm Battise H B S/Sgt USAAF 333 p194.htm B17 4230450 Bomb G The North Sea d260743 b120943 c014.htm Esbjerg
u050045.htm Boyd F L S/Sgt USAAF 333 p194.htm B17 4230450 Bomb G The North Sea d260743 b280943 c050.htm Lemvig
e556015.htm Browne J F T/Sgt USAAF 333 p194.htm B17 4230450 Bomb G The North Sea d260743 e556a e556a.htm Ardennes, B
o888581.htm Kreischer B 2ndLt USAAF 333 p194.htm B17 4230450 Bomb G The North Sea d260743 o888 o888.htm POW
e556014.htm Matthes C H 2ndLt USAAF 333 p194.htm B17 4230450 Bomb G The North Sea d260743 e556a e556a.htm Ardennes, B
e777462.htm Poduszczak L S 2ndLt USAAF 333 p194.htm B17 4230450 Bomb G The North Sea d260743 e777c e777c.htm NO - CAM
u050046.htm Sewell I G S/Sgt USAAF 333 p194.htm B17 4230450 Bomb G The North Sea d260743 b280943 c050.htm Lemvig
e777461.htm Sheets G H T/Sgt USAAF 333 p194.htm B17 4230450 Bomb G The North Sea d260743 e777n e777n.htm NO - NET
e777463.htm Varacchi R L S/Sgt USAAF 333 p194.htm B17 4230450 Bomb G The North Sea d260743 e777c e777c.htm NO - CAM


Den 26. juli 1943 kl. 14.43 blev et amerikansk bombefly skudt ned over Helgolands-bugten (omkring her). Kun 1 flyver overlevede. (Kilde: FAF)
2 flyvere fra B17 42-30450 blev begravet i Lemvig og 1 i Esbjerg. 2 blev begravet i Belgien og 4 har ingen kendt grav. 1 flyver blev krigsfange.

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.

On 26 July 1943 at 14.43 hours an American bomber was shot down over the Bay of Heligoland. Only 1 airman survived. (Source: FAF)

2 airmen from B17 42-30450 were buried in Lemvig and 1 in Esbjerg. 2 were buried in BELGIUM and 4 have no known grave. 1 airman became a POW.

See a 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.

333 BS, 94 BG, 4 BW, 3 BD, 8 AF. It took off from RAF Rougham - USAAF Station 468.

10 airmen.