ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 283541
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Date: | Saturday 7 October 1944 |
Time: | |
Type: | Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress |
Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
Registration: | 44-8046 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 11 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Szczecin Lagoon -
Poland
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Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Shot down during a bombing raid on Pölitz, IG Farben factory. In the year 2022 the wreckage of the plane was located at the bottom of the lagoon.
Sources:
https://notesfrompoland.com/2022/09/15/wreckage-of-us-wwii-bomber-found-in-lagoon-on-polish-coast/ Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
19-Sep-2022 13:10 |
gerard57 |
Added |
19-Sep-2022 13:10 |
gerard57 |
Updated [Source] |
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