B 17G 42-37951 - Near Haldagerlille Updated: 10 AUG 2021
Airman | Surname | Init | Rank | Service | Sqdn | P_link | Plane | Operation | Crash_site | Crash_d | Buried_d | C_link | At_Next |
e777241.htm | Berry | M L | Sgt | USAAF | 728 | p266.htm | B17 4237951 | Bomb G | Near Haldagerlille | d200244 | e777c | e777c.htm | NO - CAM |
u047004.htm | Brady | J B | Sgt | USAAF | 728 | p266.htm | B17 4237951 | Bomb G | Near Haldagerlille | d200244 | b230244 | c047.htm | Korsør |
e777242.htm | Fanburg | S M | S/Sgt | USAAF | 728 | p266.htm | B17 4237951 | Bomb G | Near Haldagerlille | d200244 | e777c | e777c.htm | NO - CAM |
e777244.htm | Frazier | L R | 2ndLt | USAAF | 728 | p266.htm | B17 4237951 | Bomb G | Near Haldagerlille | d200244 | e777c | e777c.htm | NO - CAM |
u096074.htm | Huffman | B L | 2ndLt | USAAF | 728 | p266.htm | B17 4237951 | Bomb G | Near Haldagerlille | d200244 | b230244 | c096.htm | Svinø |
e777243.htm | Lehman | M B | 2ndLt | USAAF | 728 | p266.htm | B17 4237951 | Bomb G | Near Haldagerlille | d200244 | e777c | e777c.htm | NO - CAM |
o888302.htm | MacDonald | T E | Sgt | USAAF | 728 | p266.htm | B17 4237951 | Bomb G | Near Haldagerlille | d200244 | o888 | o888.htm | POW |
e777948.htm | McCabe | R J | S/Sgt | USAAF | 728 | p266.htm | B17 4237951 | Bomb G | Near Haldagerlille | d200244 | e777c | e777c.htm | NO - CAM |
o888303.htm | Smith | G T | Sgt | USAAF | 728 | p266.htm | B17 4237951 | Bomb G | Near Haldagerlille | d200244 | o888 | o888.htm | POW |
u096075.htm | Tomlinson | G E | 2ndLt | USAAF | 728 | p266.htm | B17 4237951 | Bomb G | Near Haldagerlille | d200244 | b300544 | c096.htm | Svinø |
Pilot, 2nd Lt Billy L. Huffman omkom ved selve nedstyrtningen og blev begravet den 23. februar 1944 på Svinø Kirkegård. Co-Pilot, 2nd Lt George E. Tomlinson blev fundet ved Hyllekrog (omkring her) den 28. maj 1944. Han blev begravet på Svinø Kirkegård den 30. maj 1944. Sgt John B. Brady blev begravet den 23. februar 1944 i Korsør. (Kilde: FAF) S/Sgt (Top Turret Gunner) Robert J. McCabe døde i det kolde vand. Han er nu begravet i USA. Sgt (Tail Gunner) Martin L. Berry, S/Sgt (Radio Operator) Samuel M. Fanburg, 2nd Lt (Bombardier) Lloyd R. Frazier og 2nd Lt (Navigator) Morton B. Lehman døde, men de har ingen kendt grav. Deres navne findes på Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England. (Kilde: AOD)
Anders Bjørnvad nævner at 316
B-17 Flyvende
Fæstninger passerede hen over Danmark ved middagstid den dag. Se
Google Map p266-270 20FEB44
"296 B-17s attacked aircraft factories in the area near Tutow and a few units bombed Rostock. 6 planes were lost due to Ju88 attacks over Fyn (here) on the outward flight. The left wing of 42-37951 was hit and caught fire. Pilot, 2nd. Lt. Billy L. Huffman gave the order to abandon the plane, which at that time was over the Storebælt (here). 9 parachutes were observed, and it was reported from the Sprogø Lighthouse (her) that a German vessel had picked up 2 aimen, while the Danish lightship "No. 4" had picked up 1 airman. The two Waist Gunners, Sgt Thomas E. MacDonald and Sgt George T. Smith were the sole survivors. Ball Turret Gunner, Sgt John Brady died of frostbite. The pilot stayed in the plane. He was later found near the wreck." (FT 88-35-20) More in p266MACR+Statement. Pilot, 2nd Lt Billy L. Huffman perished in the
crash. He was buried in Svinø Churchyard on 23 February 1944. Co-Pilot, 2nd Lt
George E. Tomlinson was found at Hyllekrog (about
here) on 28 May 1944. He was buried in Svinø Churchyard on 30 May 1944. Sgt
John B. Brady was buried on 23 February 1944 in Korsør. (Source: FAF)
316
B-17 Flying Fortresses passed Denmark at noon on
20 February 1944. (Source: Anders Bjørnvad) See
Google Map p266-270 20FEB44. |