Tirstrup
Aircraft crash site
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UPL 13090
A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30246) nicknamed "Spot Remover" of the 390th Bomb Group after force landing on a farm near Tirstrup, Denmark. The crew intentionally set the aircraft on fire after landing.
Knud Thygesen, Son of the farm owner where Spot Remover Crashed. (Earlier revision wrongly stated he was the Grandson)
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Detailed History
B-17 Flying Fortress force landed on a farm near Tirstrup, Denmark on 20 February 1944. All 10 members of the crew landed safely and set the aircraft on fire, they were later taken Prisoner of War.
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Spot Remover
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron