Fly B 17G 42-40051
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Bombefly B17 42-40051. Der blev skud ned over Rødsand Bomber B17 42-40051. Was shot down over Roedsand
Waymark Code: WMK0Q4
Location: Denmark
Date Posted: 01/26/2014
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DAN:
Den 9. april 1944 kort efter kl. 15 styrtede B17 42-40051 i havet ca. 8 km sydvest for Nysted (omkring her). Flyet blev skudt ned af en tysk Me109 jager efter et togt til Poznan. Hele besætningen omkom. Alle de omkomne flyvere undtagen W. C. Cantrell blev begravet den 11. april 1944 på Svinø Kirkegård. Cantrell, der tilsyneladende nåede at springe ud med faldskærm, druknede og blev begravet den 16. maj 1944 på Svinø Kirkegård.
"Under kraftig beskydning blev halepartiet beskadiget, og haleskytten sprang ud med faldskærm. Piloten forsøgte en nødlanding på Rødsand, men
flyet tippede herunder over, hvorved alle besætningsmedlemmer omkom. Tyskerne bjærgede i de efterfølgende dage ni lig fra vraget, der lå på ryggen med hjulene stikkende op af vandet. Senere blev også selve vraget bjærget, men man fandt aldrig resterne af halepartiet. Nogen tid efter drev liget af haleskytten ind på kysten
ved Nysted." (FT 86-90-24)
ENG:
On 9 April 1944 more than 500 American bombers were on a bombing raid on Poland and Germany. See 8 of the lost planes: Google Map 9APR1944.
See the monument at the harbour of Nysted to the crew of B17 42-40051.
On 9 April 1944 shortly after 15:00 B17 42-40051 crashed into the sea about 8 km south west of Nysted (about here). The plane was shot down by a German Me109 fighter after a raid on Poznan. All of the crew perished. All of the perished airmen except W. C. Cantrell were buried in Svinø Churchyard on 11 April 1944.
Cantrell had managed to bail out, but he drowned and was buried on 16 May 1944 in Svinø Churchyard. (Source: FAF)
"The tail section was damaged under heavy fire and the Tail Gunner bailed out. The Pilot attempted a forced landing on Rødsand, but the plane turned
over so all of the crew perished. In the next days the Germans recovered 9 bodies from the wreck, which was lying on its back with the wheels out of the water.
Later they also salvaged the wreck, but the tail section was never found. Some time later the body of the Tail Gunner drifted ashore at Nysted." (FT 86-90-24)
Date of Crash: 04/09/1944
Aircraft Model: B 17G 42-40051
Military or Civilian: Military
Cause of Crash:
Shot down by enemy forces.
Web Address for Related Web Sites: Not listed
Tail Number: Not listed
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