ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48885
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| Date: | Thursday 5 April 1945 |
| Time: | 13:45 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-80-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 490th BGp /848th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-38131 |
| MSN: | 9109 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Sommelsdijk, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Eye/AAF Sta.134, Suffolk |
'Miss Mary Kay' was shot down by Marine Flak while engaged in an operation to Nürnberg in Germany.
Pilot 1/Lt. D.F. Roufs O-775139 USAAF / buried Ardennes American Cemetery in Belgium
Co-Pilot 2/Lt. W.E. Barnard O-747364 USAAF / buried USA
Navigator 1/Lt. D.C. Grant O2066611 USAAF / buried USA
Togglier S/Sgt. J.L. Emmons 38475261 USAAF / buried USA
Engineer T/Sgt. W.J.B. Plein 39134759 USAAF / buried Ardennes American Cemetery
Radio Operator T/Sgt. L.D. Pickens Jr. 35732280 USAAF / buried Ardennes American Cemetery
Ball Turret Gunner Sgt. W.E. Watson 39139056 USAAF / buried Ardennes American Cemetery
Waist Gunner S/Sgt. P.O. Hartkopf 37479719 USAAF / buried USA
Tail Gunner S/Sgt. B.W. Koutz 33730048 USAAF / buried USA
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5510&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/12137
Google Maps
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Sep-2011 03:58 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Mar-2020 19:07 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Mar-2020 19:07 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2020 19:34 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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