ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206980
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| Date: | Thursday 4 March 1943 |
| Time: | 11:36 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-10-BO Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 91th BGp /324th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-24464 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 60 km W of Texel, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bassingbourn /AAF Sta.121 |
'Excalibur' was shot down by Lt. Oskar Köstler of the 10./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 from Leeuwarden airfield.
Target: Hamm
Call Sign: DF-J
Crew:
P 1LT Allen Brill (KIA);
CP 1LT Allan W. Lowry (KIA)
N 1LT Roland P. Ball (RTD);
B 1LT Robert F. Brubaker (RTD)
E/TTG TSGT William G. Dickson (RTD);
RO SSGT D. C. Wells (RTD)
BTG SSGT James E. Morgan, Jr. (KIA);
WG SSGT James M. Bechtel (RTD)
WG SGT L. W. Wolfington (RTD);
TG TSGT J. L. Baker (RTD)
7 crew members were rescued by the Royal Navy.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/363
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Mar-2018 13:55 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 03-Mar-2018 13:56 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 03-Mar-2018 14:01 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-Dec-2019 20:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 31-Mar-2020 17:29 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2022 07:07 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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