{"id":2152,"date":"2017-07-26T02:00:59","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T00:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/?post_type=b17database&#038;p=2152"},"modified":"2024-07-23T12:08:26","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T10:08:26","slug":"43-38297","status":"publish","type":"b17database","link":"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/en\/b17\/43-38297\/","title":{"rendered":"43-38297"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"912\" height=\"613\" src=\"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/43-38297-photo-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/43-38297-photo-2.jpg 912w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/43-38297-photo-2-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/43-38297-photo-2-768x516.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 912px) 100vw, 912px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/43-38297-photo-3-1024x760.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/43-38297-photo-3-1024x760.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/43-38297-photo-3-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/43-38297-photo-3-768x570.jpg 768w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/43-38297-photo-3-1536x1140.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/43-38297-photo-3.jpg 1598w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>#43-38297 &#8220;surrounded&#8221; by B-17s of the 390th Bomber Group. In the center of the picture, upper third, you can see a B-17 is going down.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Statement to the loss for B-17 #43-38297<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Aircraft 297 was attacked by enemy aircraft at 1031 in the vicinity of 5225-1005. no. 4 engine was hit and immediately started blazing. Aircraft then went into a dive, under control, (White probably intent to put out the fire) and disappeared into the clouds still under control when last seen. One chute was seen before dispappearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: MACR 12887<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/43-38297-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/43-38297-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/43-38297-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/43-38297-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/43-38297-1536x1154.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/43-38297.jpg 1652w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Photo: Gerhard Roletscheck<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Delivered Cheyenne 18\/7\/44; Kearney 27\/7\/44; Grenier 8\/8\/44; Assigned 860BS\/493BG Debach 10\/8\/44; Missing in Action Brunswick 3\/3\/45 with Chas White, Walter Helm, Jim Gunderson, George Lemberling, Marvin Knight, Fred Graf, Loren Arment, Doyle Whitney, Bob Boatman (9 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Apelern, Ger?. 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