Shot up by a fighter and made an emergency landing north of Lingen, GR on a mission to target airfields in the Rheine/Osnabruck area of GR on 21 Feb 1944 in B-17F 42-3040 'Miss Ouachita'. Prisoner of War (POW).



Pilot 2nd Lt. Osterberg came in as a 323rd replacement December 1943 flying his first mission - in the co-pilot's seat - on 29th January 1944. Five missions later his crew were assigned 'Miss Ouachita' and on 21st February flew what was to be the first and last trip in her. Before even reaching the target near Munster they were attacked by fighters, resulting in the loss of power in two engines, the radio room on fire and oxygen system destroyed. Osterberg finally manged to belly-land the plane, the co-pilot and engineer had been killed in the action and four of the crew - including Osterberg - wounded. He spent the rest of the war in Stalag Luft 1, Barth.