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Den 26. februar 1945 styrtede B17 44-6461 ned i Præstemosen på tilbagevejen fra et bombetogt til Berlin. Flyet blev angrebet af tyske jagermaskiner hjemmehørende på den nyanlagte flyveplads i Skrydstrup. Der blev udkæmpet et luftslag der endte med at motorerne på B17 44-6461 brød i brand og de ni besætningsmedlemmer sprang ud med faldskærme. Alle ni overlevede. Syv besætningsmedlemmer blev taget til fange af tyske soldater. Det lykkedes de danske modstandsfolk at skjule to af besætningsmedlemmerne som herefter blev hjulpet til Sverige.
Flyrester var spredt i hele området, og en af de lokale drenge fandt en propel, som han bragte med sig hjem. Denne propel, samt flere mindre vragdele,kan nu ses ved stedet for flystyrtet.



On February 26, 1945, B17 44-6461 crashed into Præstemosen on the way back from a bombing raid on Berlin. The plane was attacked by German fighter jets based at the newly built airfield in Skrydstrup. An air battle was fought which ended with the engines on B17 44-6461 bursting into flames and the nine crew members jumping out with parachutes. All nine survived. Seven crew members were captured by German soldiers. The Danish resistance fighters managed to hide two of the crew members who were then helped to Sweden.
Airborne debris was scattered throughout the area, and one of the local boys found a propeller, which he brought home. This propeller, as well as several smaller wreckage parts, can now be seen at the site of the plane crash.

Web Address for Related Web Sites: [Web Link] Date of Crash: 02/26/1945 Aircraft Model: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Military or Civilian: Military Tail Number: B17 44-6461 Cause of Crash: Attacked by two German fighters

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