Editing Samsø (section)

===German occupation===
The strategic location of Samsø led it to become a [[Wehrmacht]] outpost during the [[German invasion of Denmark (1940)]]. During this time, an American [[B-17 Flying Fortress]] safely crash-landed in Alstrup after being forced down by a German fighter.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Staarup |first1=Anders |title=Navigator found Samsø again after 50 years |url=http://www.airmen.dk/pdfs/p237gren.pdf |website=Airmen.dk}}</ref> Navigator Carl Groesbeck was almost immediately captured by Germans but other members of the plane, including Co-Pilot Miles McCormack, were hidden by locals for some time until they too were eventually captured. All the crew members survived the ordeal and the war, except tail-gunner Douglas Farris who was killed in action while in the air.<ref>{{cite web|title=42-37718B-17 FLYING FORTRESS |url=http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/6642 |website=American Air Museum in Britain}}</ref>