KU 3738

Enemy equipment examination board 6

High Command of Airforce/Chief TLR-Rue Fürstenfeldbruck 1 March 1945 Jo

Fürstenfeldbruck, Airfield

Interrogation Officer at Headquarters of Air District VII

Number of downing: KU 3728 Attack of 4-engine American Planes

Evaluation Center West

(16) Oberursel/Taunus

Subj: Preliminary interrogation of S/Sgt JESSEN, mechanic, 20 years old.

S/Sgt RUBIN, gunner, 19 years old.

Who made an emergency landing in a B 17 G, 2 km south of Sonthofen-Allgäu on 25 February 1945 at 1255 hours.

Crew:

1^st Lt. WILEY 1^st pilot PW

2^nd Lt. DEMERATH 2^nd pilot “

2^nd Lt. MAURIDES navigator “

S/Sgt JESSEN mechanic “

S/Sgt RUBIN gunner “

Sgt BROWN radio operator “

S/Sgt BAUGH gunner “

S/Sgt MANFORD gunner “

S/Sgt SPLUDE gunner “

The Squadron:

The plane had, according to report, a white “W” in a black square and the number 338648 on the fin, besides a green “H” on the fuselage, beside it a white star. Furthermore, to the left of the nose: “B 17 G – 90 – B O and a green ring with 12 bombs. It belongs, according to records, to 486. BG, 835. BS what has indirectly been confirmed by the interrogated man.

The complete fin was, according to report, of yellow color. The plane was downed, according to information given by the prisoners, by flak over the target.

The targets at Memmingen, Munich and Neuburg a.d. Donau, shown by the records, were reported to Air District Headquarters VII, Ic.

We point to the report on the looting of the plane, reported by Airbase Kaufbeuren.

Copy is sent to Air District Headquarters VII, Ic.

By order of:

Signed:

1^st. Lt.

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