[doublecansiter]

The B-17 is one of my all time favorite aircraft. All most
indestructible. Well known for bringing its crew back home
in spite of damage that would have brought down lesser airplanes.

This story is also well known. They think the German fighter
pilot was already dead, killed by a B-17 gunner, when he
crashed into the B-17.

But there are a couple of things wrong with this account.

1. The 97th Bomb Group was based in North Africa at that
time, not England. Their base was in Algeria or Libya.
Still a great feat of airman ship to get her home.

2. The photograph was most likely taken from another B-17,
not a escorting P-51 fighter. P-51’s did not start flying
escort until 1944.

Still a great story.

Mike

[Windflier]

The 97th Bomb Group was based in North Africa at that time, not England. Their base was in Algeria or Libya. Still a great feat of airman ship to get her home.

Thanks for adding that clarification to the story, DC. Much appreciated.