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 Kun 1 flyver fra
B17 102565 mistede livet den dag, da resten af besætningen forblev i flyet og
returnerede til England! En helt speciel historie:
"Under et bombetogt til Kiel (her)
den 30. august 1944 blev
B17 102565 kl. 16.20 ramt af flak i nærheden af målet.
Navigatøren 2nd Lt D.H. Argubright
misforstod pilotens
ordre og sprang ud med
faldskærm. Han landede i farvandet syd for Langeland og druknede. Hans lig blev
fundet ilanddrevet ved
Hellenor, Magleby sogn (omkring
her)
den 26. september 1944, og den efterfølgende dag fandt begravelsen sted
på Magleby kirkegård uden gejstlig
medvirken.
Resten af besætningen returnerede til England og
overlevede krigen." (FT 85-80-47) Co-Pilot, 1st Lt Charles B. Weeks
var heldig.
Flere links i engelsk version. 11
flyvere.
 Only 1 airman from
B17 102565 lost his life that day, as the rest of the crew stayed in the plane
and returned to England! A very special story:
"Often it was a matter of chance when a plane was
hit, and the airmen quickly were to decide whether to bail out or stay in the
plane. A wrong decision
or a misunderstanding could be fatal.
Boeing B-17G, 42 102565, was on a bombing raid to Kiel (here)
on 30 August 1944 at 16:20 hit by flak near the target. Navigator 2nd Lt D.H.
Argubright
misunderstood
the pilot´s order and bailed out with his parachute. He
landed in the waters south of Langeland and drowned. His body was found drifted
ashore at Hellenor, the parish of Magleby
(about
here) on 26 September 1944, and the burial took place the next day in
Magleby Churchyard without
ecclesiastical assistance.
The rest of the crew returned to England and
survived the war." (FT 85-80-47) Co-Pilot, 1st Lt Charles B. Weeks
was lucky.
The MACR (Missing Aircrew Report) says:
"Aircraft was hit by flak, Navigator apparently thinking "bail out" signal was
given, parachuted out. The remainder of crew stayed with Aircraft and returned
to Base."
This B-17
belonged to
601 BS, 398 BG,
1 CBW and 1 BD. See 398th Web Pages. It
left from RAF
Nuthampstead - USAAF Station 131. 11 airmen.
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