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Now i'm confused

Posted by Tony on Mon Nov 26, 2001 12:34:36 PM

In reply top Re: B17's in Sweden and Bolivia posted by Lars Larsson on Mon Nov 26, 2001 11:48:14 AM

Ok, so the references are as follows.....
This from http://hem.passagen.se/jtm/dyk/vrak.htm

B-17 Flygplan 1944-05-08 N57,09,6
O16,32,2 Runn? Bombplan. N?dlandade under WW2. Positionen ?r en h?rs?gen och ej kontrollerad

However, WRG says this.
http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/registry/b17registry/b17-423008.html

Serial #: 42-3008
Construction #: 7944
Civ. Registration: None
Model: B-17F
Name: None
Status: Abandoned
Last info: 1993
History:
Ditched into lake, Poeskallavik, Sweden, May. 8, 1944.
Located intact, 1993.
- Recovery planned

Stragglers..http://user.tninet.se/~vwu458u/ says this....

Hugh Meggs (205.188.199.37) skrev klockan 06:29 den 18/05 2000:
We landed on the island of Orland 6 August l944
near the church at Resno.
We were interned at Mulsjo .

Now, looking at the maps, there is a lake 10km NNW of the P-village.. but there is also coast as well, is orland off to the East?

Or are we talking about 2 different aircraft?

Tony

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