Posted By GEORGE D. KASPARIAN on December 04, 2007 at 13:20:21:
In Reply to: Re: B17 42-30608 posted by Patootie on December 03, 2007 at 13:59:24:
: : My uncle Joseph H Joffe was navigator on B-17F, 42-30608 of the 326th BS. The plane was shot down 26 November 1943 en route to Bremen, apparently over the Frisian Islands, possibly Wangerooge. All crew members were KIA. The MACR is 1386. I have not located any photographs of the plane or from the mission.
: : From mission reports I have been able to narrow the time of the plane's loss to approximately 11.30AM. Unfortunately I have not been able to find a German flak or fighter report that correlates. Nor have I been able to locate any relevant reports from aviation archaeology sources regarding finds on land or off-shore.
: : I have tried to make contact with several individuals involved in aviation archaeology in northern Europe but they have not returned by emails.
: : Help in any of these areas would be most appreciated.
: Are you certain about the date of loss of 42-30608 ?
: In Freeman's B17 Story, this plane is MIA ON OCTOBER 10th 1943
: Good Luck
Patootie, I checked a book I have, HEAVY BOMBERS OF THE MIGHTY EIGHTH and did find a listing for B-17 42-30608. It is listed as being assigned to the 92nd BG, 326th BS with radio call letter "G". It was shot down by AA on 26 Nov 1943 and crashed in the North Sea. This would explain the lack of the exact location of a crash site. Its MACR is 1386. George D. Kasparian