B17 42-31349 styrtede ned 24. februar 1944 i forbindelse med et bombetogt til Rostock her.
"304 B-17 angreb Rostock, og 5 blev skudt ned. Før målet blev formationen angrebet af to Ju88,
der affyrede raketter ind i formationen. No. 1 motor blev ramt på B17 42-31349, der nu gled
langsomt ud af formationen. Yderligere tre tyske jagere angreb flyet og no. 3 motor brød i brand.
Flyet blev sidst observeret, da det forfulgt af en Ju88 og en Me110 gled ned mod et lavere
skydække. Syv udfoldede faldskærme blev observeret." (FT 86-90-20)
Et besætningsmedlem fra dette fly, R.F. Malmfelt, blev den 14. oktober 1944 fundet inddrevet
ved Østersødiget (Dannemare Høje) og der nedgravet af den tyske værnemagt. "Omkring april 1945" foretog en præst indvielse af stedet, hvor Sgt Malmfelt lå. En mindesten skænket af seks borgere fra Nakskov blev senere anbragt på stedet. Hjemført til USA 1948, nu begravet på
Mount Olivet Cemetery, Mas-peth, New York, USA.
Fra B17 42-31349 blev 1 flyver begravet i Danmark, 1 i Tyskland og 1 i Belgien. 4 er begravet i USA og 3 har ingen kendt grav.
Inskription:
1944
I Kamp du
Heltenavnet vandt
Fred i
fremmed jord du fandt
Airman Raymond Malmfeldt
hjemført til USA
Den 25.4 1948.
(mindeplade)
Thanks (tak) to People
of Nakskov for
Raymonds Burial
The MaIrnfeldt Family of
New York, U. S.A.
August 1983.
B17 42-31349 crashed on 24 February 1944 in connection with a bombing raid to Rostock here.
"304 B-17s attacked Rostock, and 5 were shot down. Before the target the formation was attacked by two Ju88, which fired rockets into the formation. No. 1 engine was hit on B17 42-31349, which slowly glided out of the formation. Another three German fighters attacked the plane, and no. 3 engine caught fire. The plane was last observed, when it chased by a Ju88 and a Me110 glided down to a lower cloud cover. Seven opened parachutes were observed." (FT 86-90-20)
A crew member from this plane, R.F. Malmfelt, was on 14 October 1944 found drifted ashore at the Baltic Sea Dike (Dannemare Høje) and buried there by the German Wehrmacht." A priest blessed the spot where Sgt Malmfelt lay and made it consecrated ground "about April 1945". A memorial stone was donated by 6 citizens of Nakskov at later placed on the spot. Taken home the USA 1948, now buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Mas-peth, New York, USA.
From B17 42-31349 was 1 airman buried in Denmark, one in Germany and one in Belgium. 4 is buried in the US and 3 have no known grave.
inscription:
1944
In Match you
Absolutely name won
Peace in
foreign soil you found
Airman Raymond Malm Feldt
home in the US
The 25.4 1948th
(plaque)
Thanks (thank you) to People
of Nakskov
Raymond's Burial
The MaIrnfeldt Family of
New York, U. S. A.
August 1983.
