Posted By Ivo de Jong on September 10, 2005 at 15:00:42:
In Reply to: B-17 lost over Berlin posted by P.F. on September 10, 2005 at 10:54:51:
I assume that you are referring to the famous photo of a B17 without its tail section going down. This is B-17G 42-37781 "Silver Dollar" of the 384th Bomb Group, which was lost on March 9, 1944. (Photo a.o. in Freeman's Mighty Eight h on page 115). 8 of the 10 men crew of Lt Merlin H. Reed were killed in action.
The aircraft was probably hit by a bomb from another B-17 in the formation.
Kind regards,
Ivo de Jong