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Mid-air-collision with B-17 #43-38270<\/a> on 21 November 1944. But returned to base. Survived the war and returned to the USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Statements about the incident<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

At 1207 hours on 21 November 1944, two B-17s came together in a mid-air collision en route to bomb enemy objectives deep in Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A\/C #43-38566, piloted by 1st Lt. Foss was flying #1 position in the low section of the high group. The second plane, A\/C #43-38270, piloted by 1st Lt. Webb was flying the #4 position, second element lead, in the low section of the high group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Evidently overshooting the formation, the vertical stabilizer of A\/C 270 hit the ball turret of A\/C 566. A\/C 270. then continued forward and made contact with the nose and #2 engine of A\/C 566, cutting off the nose of A\/C 566. The tail section of A\/C 270 was ripped off at this second impact, and both the tail section and the forward section or A\/C 270 fell earthward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bombardier, 1st Lt. Shaver, and the top turret gunner, T\/Sgt. Myers, abandoned A\/C 566 at this time. Both of their chutes were reported to have opened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pilot then gained complete control of A\/C 566 and returned the plane with the remainder of its crew to the home base, Station 155 UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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