B-17G Fortress “Mizpah” took a direct AAA hit in the nose on mission to Budapest, 14 Jul 1944. 2 were killed instantly but the pilot held her level long enough for crew to get out & become POW's. The aircraft crashed near Dunavecse, Hungary

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Caption     B-17G Fortress “Mizpah” took a direct AAA hit in the nose on mission to Budapest, 14 Jul 1944. 2 were killed instantly but the pilot held her level long enough for crew to get out & become POW's. The aircraft crashed near Dunavecse, Hungary ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Dunavecse, Hungary
Date 14 Jul 1944
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via D. Sheley
 
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1. R Simonelli Jr. says:
27 Jul 2013 07:53:33 AM

My Grandfather, who is recently deceased, was on the Mizpah when this happened. I have more pictures of the aircraft prior to this incident. He was the Tech Sgt. / Radio Gunner (George Simonelli). To my knowledge I believe one of the last survivng crew memebers is still alive today, I am not too sure however.
2. mike neighbors says:
16 May 2020 08:56:26 AM

we are building a monument for the men who died testing the b-24 in tonopah nevada,i believe the plane mizpah is named after the hotel here,if you have more pictures or information please contact me---thanks

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WW2-Era Location Name:
Dunavecse, Hungary

Latitude-Longitude:
46.9167, 18.9833

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