Incident Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress 43-37856,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48858
 
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Date:Tuesday 10 April 1945
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic B17 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress
Owner/operator:486th BGp /834th BSqn USAAF
Registration: 43-37856
MSN: 8834
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Y.55 Venlo Airfield, Limburg -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Y-55 Venlo (NL)
Narrative:
The aircraft with call sign '2S-R' force-landed at Venlo with battle damage.

Pilot / Lt. P.C. Vanderhoef

Sources:

A) https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5541&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
B) JF Baugher
C) https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/11862

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
26-Aug-2011 15:51 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
26-Aug-2011 16:11 Uli Elch Updated [Operator]
03-Sep-2011 12:56 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative]
02-Apr-2020 17:52 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative]
05-Apr-2020 19:26 Reno Raines Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator]
13-Jun-2022 10:18 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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