ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 310058
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| Date: | Monday 5 April 1943 |
| Time: | 15:25 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-10-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 306BG/368BS USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-24465 |
| MSN: | BO-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Heikant, Kalmthout, province of Antwerpen -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thurleigh |
'Montana Power' was an operation against the Erla works in Antwerp when it was shot down by Focke-Wulf fighter aircraft.
- Crew -
Pilot 1/Lt. R.W. Seelos 22 O-442240 USAAF POW -
Co-Pilot 1/Lt. A. Kramarinko O-661851 USAAF EVD-POW - / Arrested in Pyrenees
Navigator 2/Lt. W.W. Saunders O-726079 USAAF POW -
Bombardier 2/Lt. J.E. Murray O-732757 USAAF KIA USA
Radio Operator T/Sgt. F.R. Hampton 14071743 USAAF KIA USA
Top Turret Gunner T/Sgt. S.P. Stemkoski 39380694 USAAF KIA USA
Ball Turret Gunner T/Sgt. W.H. Keskey 16022965 USAAF EVD-POW -
Left Waist Gunner S/Sgt. W.E. Baker 34258894 USAAF EVD-POW - / Arrested in Pyrenees
Right Waist Gunner S/Sgt. R.E. Walls 15071583 USAAF EVD -
Tail Gunner S/Sgt. R. Magee 39826025 USAAF POW -
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T5738
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/archive/aircraft/41-24465
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Apr-2023 07:37 | TigerTimon | Added |
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