Just to reiterate what has been said already:

On 5th January 1944 the B-17 #42-3544 “Stars and Stripes”, based with the 385th Bomb Group at Great Ashfield, Suffolk, England, crashed just outside of Badwell Ash. On that day the Stars and Stripes was one of 117 B-17s set to target the Bordeaux/Merignac Airfield.

The following details have been supplied by Ian McLachlan, the military historian and author of several books about the US Army Air Force:

“Weather conditions were bitterly cold and icy which may have contributed to the crash. The aircraft was serial number #42-3544 Stars and Stripes with the target assigned as Bordeaux, France. After taking off at 0725 hours, the plane climbed to about 200 feet then a wing dropped and it struck the ground at Brook Farm, Badwell Ash in Suffolk. It was carrying 16 M31 bombs, two exploded and the rest were scattered over an area of approximately 300 to 400 yards along with the wreckage.”

Staff Sergeant 10359973 Walter A Stuebgen was the Ball Turret Gunner with the Morris Crew in the B-17 42-3544 Stars and Stripes and was killed when it crashed shortly after taking off from Great Ashfield.