ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 265182
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Monday 27 September 1943 |
| Time: | 23:22 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-60-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 305th BGp /422th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-29555 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Landringhausen, Barsinghausen, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chelveston, Northamptonshire |
Took off for Bombing operation Hannover. 27/09/1943
'Centaur' was shot down by Hauptmann Manfred Meurer of the Stab II./NJG 5, who was flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Parchim airfield (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern).
Note: coned by searchlight.
Crew:
Capt Harvey Rodgers, Radio Operator: Frank Lang, Waist gunner: Joe Lickose, Waist gunner: Marvin Sirus (4 Prisoner of War), Co-pilot: Lou Bower, Navigator: George McClintic, Bombardier: Curtis Reese, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ed Yozgadlian, Ball turret gunner: Joe Mahoney, Tail gunner: Malvern Heatherington (never found) (6 Killed in Action)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/3472
Google Maps
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Nachtjagdgeschwader/NJG5.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jul-2021 15:39 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 06-Jul-2021 15:40 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source] |
| 24-Mar-2022 19:42 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation