Bavaria

Crashed on landing in Fürth Advanced Landing Ground R-28. There were no casualties.

In the region of Munich, the weather conditions worsened and the crew continued to the south. Few minutes later, the aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located 16 km west of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, near the border between Germany and Austria. The wreckage was found few days later and all five crew members were killed. They were performing a flight from Paris-Le Bourget to the airbase of Erding, northeast of Munich.

While cruising in poor weather conditions, the pilot lost control of the aircraft that crashed in a field located 20 miles southeast of Schweinfurt. The pilot Lawrence D. Kimborugh and all three passengers were killed.

Enroute, the engine failed, forcing the pilot to attempt an emergency landing in a field. While the aircraft crashed and was destroyed, the pilot was unhurt.

The four engine aircraft named 'Hessen' departed Berlin-Tempelhof Airport at 2025LT bound for Barcelona with an intermediate stop in Munich. At 2150LT, the captain informed Munich he was overflying Straubing and initiated the descent. About ten minutes later, due to poor weather conditions (clouds, thunderstorm activity and turbulences), the captain radioed that he was continuing directly to Barcelona. Five minutes later, the aircraft went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in a huge explosion in a field located 500 metres north of Piesenkofen. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all 25 occupants were killed.

The aircraft christened 'Bunky' was engaged in a bombing mission of the Lechfeld Airbase. En route, while cruising at an altitude of 10,000 meters, the airplane collided with a second USAF B-17 registered 42-107075 and christened 'Champagne Girl' involved in the same mission. Following the collision, 'Bunky' went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed near Murnau, killing all nine crew members. The second B-17 was able to fly to Switzerland where it completed an emergency landing.

The bomber christened 'Sweet Adeline' left RAF Tholthorpe in the evening bound for Nuremberg as its target. While approaching the city from the north, the aircraft was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in a prairie located between the villages of Kleingeschaidt and Tauchersreuth, some 10 km north of Nuremberg. All seven occupants were killed.
Crew (425th Squadron):
F/O J. Taylor,
Sgt P. Furlong,
F/O G. Munro,
P/O F. Majchrowicz,
P/O J. Sheahan,
P/O A. De Witt,
F/Sgt P. Mitchell.

The bomber left RAF Skipton-on-Swale in the evening as Nuremberg for target. While cruising by night southeast of Bamberg, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German Air Force Messerschmitt Me.110 and crashed in a prairie located in Friesener Warte. Three crew were rescued while five others were killed.
Crew (433rd Squadron):
P/O N. Christian,
F/S W. F. Frost, †
P/O C. W. Panton, †
P/O D. MacLawrey, †
W/O2 L. V. Milward, †
W/O1 H. Cooper,
Sgt J. S. Thompson, †
W/O2 J. G. McLaughlan.

While cruising by night at an altitude of 1,800 meters over the German Alps, the bomber hit the slope of a mountain located in the Blue Mountains, near Kreuth. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew (138th Squadron):
W/C W. R. Farley,
F/O J. A. Pulton,
Sgt Bronislaw Karbowski,
Sgt Czeslaw Madracki,
Cpt Antoni Voellnagel,
Sgt Leon Wilmanski,
Sgt Mieczyslaw Wojciechowski,
Cpt Ryszard Zygmuntowicz.

The crew left RAF Woodhall Spa at 1455LT on a bombing mission to Augsburg, Germany. While approaching its target, the aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in flames in a field. Six crew members were killed while the seventh was injured and taken POW.
Crew (97th Squadron):
S/L J. S. Sherwood, pilot,
P/O Alfred Thomas Webb, pilot, †
F/O Donald Stuart Reddy Hepburn, observer, †
Sgt Roderic Samuel Page, wireless operator, †
Sgt Arthur Meaker Cox, air gunner, †
F/Sgt David Walter Harrington, air gunner, †
F/Sgt Vincent Wilding. †