Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

Crashed on landing and destroyed by fire. There were no fatalities.

The airplane suffered an engine failure and crash landed in a field located some 3 km northwest of Pyote AFB. There were no fatalities.

Following an operation to a railway marshalling yards in Palermo, the airplane was returning to base when it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea some 32 km off Palermo. All nine crew members were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt John H. Person,
1st Lt Virgil E. Hope,
1st Lt John W. Houck Jr.,
1st Lt Bobby Mack Godwin,
Sgt William M. Hawkins,
Sgt Robert B. Imler,
Sgt Robert S. Littrell,
Sgt Arthur L. Nilges,
Sgt Frank Spatafore.

The airplane departed RAF Thurleigh on an operation to the Focke-Wulf aircraft factory located in Bremen. While returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea 18 km northwest of Norderney. Eight crew members were killed and two others were rescued and became PoW:
Crew:
1st Lt Nathan F. Lindsey, pilot, †
2nd Lt George Slivkoff, copilot, †
T/Sgt Sebastian Scavello, flight engineer, †
Sgt Rocco Maiorca, navigator,
T/Sgt Lawrence Brandenburg, radio operator, †
Sgt Albert Dobsa, bombardier,
S/Sgt Victor L. Hamrick, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Joseph A. Rekas, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Anthony J. Roy, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Alvin T. Schippang, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Thurleigh on an operation to the Focke-Wulf aircraft factory located in Bremen. Passing over Lower Saxony, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Greetsiel. Five crew members were killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
Cpt Bill Casey, pilot,
Ed O'Brien, copilot,
Sgt Wilson Elliott, flight engineer,
Sgt Bill Owens, navigator,
T/Sgt Lewis F. Ayscue, radio operator, †
Sgt Jim McCracken, bombardier,
S/Sgt Joseph R. Borzym, air gunner, †
T/Sgt Morris J. Gecowets, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Charles W. Raidline, air gunner, †
Sgt Frank R. Stetler, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Bassingbourn on an operation to the Focke-Wulf aircraft factory at Bremen. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Hilgenriedersiel, 9 km northeast of Norden. Two crew members were killed and eight others became PoW.
Crew:
Bob Walker, pilot,
Bob Vetter, copilot,
Bob Flanagan, flight engineer,
Roy Scott, navigator,
Gus Collins, radio operator,
George Zedonek, bombardier,
Bill Carroll, air gunner,
Ray Oltman, air gunner,
S/Sgt Nick Sandoff, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Donald J. Snell, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Thurleigh on an operation to the Focke-Wulf aircraft factory at Bremen. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the vicinity of Bremen-Neuenland Airport. Three crew members were killed and seven others became PoW.
Crew:
Cpt Craig J. Harwood, pilot, †
Gerry Clymer, copilot,
Lou Enloe, flight engineer,
Harry Whiteman, navigator,
Bob Robel, radio operator,
Frank Wolinski, bombardier,
S/Sgt William S. Buchanan, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Joseph E. Collette, air gunner, †
Clint Collins, air gunner,
Ray Eriksen, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Thurleigh on an operation to the Focke-Wulf aircraft factory at Bremen. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Visbek, 43 km southwest of Bremen. All 10 crew members parachuted to safety and became PoW.
Crew:
Bob Miller, pilot,
John Teare, copilot,
Jack Shaaber, navigator,
Jim Shelley, bombardier,
Ed Small, flight engineer,
Joe Spiro, radio operator,
Bill Phillips, air gunner,
Jesse Wade, air gunner,
Edwin Truscott,air gunner,
Milton Williams, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Bassingbourn on an operation to the Focke-Wulf aircraft factory at Bremen. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Hassel, 41 km southeast of Bremen. Five crew members were killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
1st Lt John W. Wilson, pilot, †
2nd Lt Art Bushnell, copilot,
Sgt Norman Thompson, flight engineer,
Sgt Bob Barton, navigator,
Sgt Harry Romm, bombardier,
Sgt Howard A. Earney, radio operator,
S/Sgt Robert H. Ade, air gunner,†
S/Sgt Gilbert F. Andrews, air gunner,†
S/Sgt Walter Bohaczyk, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Clifford E. Cadle, air gunner.†

The airplane departed RAF Thurleigh on an operation to the Focke-Wulf aircraft factory at Bremen. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Stotel, 10 km south of Bremerhaven. Five crew members were killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
Frank Watson, pilot,
Bob Kemp, copilot,
Roy Livington, flight engineer,
2nd Lt Calvin O. Bjornsgaard, navigator, †
T/Sgt Wilbur R. Giraud, radio operator, †
Bob Hansen, bombardier,
Sgt Reed M. Bottomley, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Lawrence E. Davis, air gunner, †
George Kormish, air gunner,
S/Sgt Arthur J. Sanders, air gunner. †