ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 217719
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 June 1943 |
| Time: | 09:55 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-80-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 91th BGp /324th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-29998 |
| MSN: | DF-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Büngern, Rhede, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bassingbourn /AAF Sta.121 |
Hit by Unteroffizier Walter Köhne of the 2./JG 1, flying an Fw 190 A-5 from Schiphol airfield, the Netherlands.
The aircraft was on an operation to Hüls, Germany.
Crew:
Pilot: Joe Slattery
Navigator: Julius Ziegelmeyer
Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Dickson
Radio Operator: Glenn MacDonald
Ball turret gunner: Eldridge Hulet
Waist gunner: Dave Fishburn
Waist gunner: Elmer Frederick
Tail gunner: Ed Simon (8 Killed in Action);
Co-pilot: Walter Brass
Bombardier: Bob Brubaker (2 Prisoner of War)
Sources:
N. Hector in facebook group 'German Luftwaffe Losses and Claims 1936 - 1945'
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/3951
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-2018 15:59 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 31-Mar-2020 17:49 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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