ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49154
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-55-VE Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 390th BGp /570th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-8265 |
| MSN: | 7665 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Framlingham /AAF Sta.153, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Framlingham /AAF Sta.153 |
| RAF Framlingham, Suffolk |
'Reluctant' lost one engine but eventually returned to base. Five of the crew bailed out and went missing in action. On the third of August, the remains of Sgt. F.J. Carbone (spot jammer) were recovered from the beach near Zandvoort, Noord-Holland, the Netherlands.
Crew:
Pilot 2/Lt. G.D. Hitchcock (O-779720) USAAF / returned to duty
Co-Pilot 2/Lt. E.J. Power O2063701 USAAF / returned to duty
Navigator 2/Lt. A.M. Mezey O-785291 USAAF / returned to duty
Bombardier 2/Lt. H.R. Frederick O2068375 USAAF / returned to duty
Spot Jammer Sgt. F.J. Carbone 32776571 USAAF / buried USA
Engineer Sgt. L.W. Warwick 35805381 USAAF / Margraten WOM
Radio Operator Sgt. W.M. Mayer 06272707 USAAF / Margraten WOM
Ball Turret Gunner Sgt. R. Turner 35731853 USAAF / Margraten WOM
Waist Gunner Sgt. W. Mittelstadler 33862328 USAAF / returned to duty
Tail Gunner Sgt. N.W. McVay 38522387 USAAF / Margraten WOM
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5255&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/16473
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Sep-2011 04:27 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Feb-2020 10:15 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Feb-2020 10:16 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source] |
| 05-Apr-2020 19:12 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Jun-2022 12:35 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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