For several months in late 1944 and early 1945 fifteen B 17A were operated by the Danish Brigade in Sweden (Danforce) a unit of 5000 men (including 50 airmen) in Sweden which had been formed to assist in liberating occupied Denmark from the Nazis, and preventing the retreating German soldiers from using civilians as human shields, and carrying out scorched earth tactics as they had done elsewhere. For several months in late 1944 and early 1945 fifteen B 17A were operated by the Danish Brigade in Sweden (Danforce) a unit of 5000 men (including 50 airmen) in Sweden which had been formed to assist in liberating occupied Denmark from the Nazis, and preventing the retreating German soldiers from using civilians as human shields, and carrying out scorched earth tactics as they had done elsewhere. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️
, the aircraft were no longer needed and were returned to "Flygvapnet" control a couple of months later.