{"id":13532,"date":"2019-07-19T00:01:02","date_gmt":"2019-07-18T22:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/?post_type=b17database&#038;p=13532"},"modified":"2021-11-21T11:28:05","modified_gmt":"2021-11-21T10:28:05","slug":"43-38270","status":"publish","type":"b17database","link":"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/en\/b17\/43-38270\/","title":{"rendered":"43-38270"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mid-air-collision with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/en\/b17\/43-38566\/\">B-17 #43-38566<\/a>&nbsp;on 21 November 1944. Exploded in the air, fragments scattered over an area of 6 km diameter near  K\u00f6rbecke (District Warburg), Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Statements about the incident<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>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<p>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<p>Evidently overshooting the formation, the vertical stabilizer of A\/C 43-38270 hit the ball turret of A\/C 43-38566. A\/C 270 then continued forward and made contact with the nose and #2 prop of A\/C 566, cutting off the nome of A\/C 566. The tail section of A\/C 270 likewise was ripped off at this second impact, and fell earthward. The forward section of A\/C 270 continued in flight for a a few seconds, then started a downward spiral, for a distance of about 10,000 feet, eventually disappearing into the clouds at an altitude of about 15,000 feet. The A\/C was not on fire at any time before disappearing into the clouds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One chute from A\/C 270 was reported opening, and two bodies were seen falling earthwards, possibly planning a delayed opening of their chutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: MACR 10413<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Delivered Cheyenne 14\/7\/44; Hunter 22\/7\/44; Dow Fd 4\/8\/44; Assigned: 390BG Framlingham 4\/8\/44; Transferred: 549BS\/385BG [SG- ] Gt Ashfield 5\/8\/44; MIA Osnabruck 21\/11\/44 Pilot: Jim Webb, Francis Riggs, Chas Melhado, Orsen Jensen, Tom Watkins, Tony Vespasiano, Wallace Land, Pryce Spencer (8KIA); Ken Kio (POW); mid air coll w\/43-37566 (385BG); crashed K\u00f6rbecke (District Warburg), Germany. 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