ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 271082
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| Date: | Thursday 14 October 1943 |
| Time: | 08:30 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17 Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 305th BGp /366th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | KY- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Limburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chelveston, Northamptonshire |
Took off at 06:30 hrs for an operation against Schweinfurt in Germany & failed to return due to aerial combat.
Crew:
Pilot / 2/Lt. R.S. Lang / killed
Co-Pilot / 2/Lt. S. Alukonis / escaped?
Navigator / 2/Lt. J.C. Tew jr. / prisoner of war
Bombardier / 2/Lt. J.G. Adcox
Radio Operator / T/Sgt. W.E. McConnell / prisoner of war
Top Turret Gunner / S/Sgt. R.B. Almquist / prisoner of war
Left Waist Gunner / S/Sgt. H.J. Keenan / escaped?
Right Waist Gunner / S/Sgt. C.J. Groeninger / prisoner of war
Ball Turret Gunner / S/Sgt. K.A. Maynard / prisoner of war
Tail Gunner / S/Sgt. S. Krawczynski / escaped
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2972A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Dec-2021 15:45 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 24-Mar-2022 19:46 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Country, Narrative, Operator] |
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