ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49762
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| Date: | Saturday 7 October 1944 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-35-DL Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 95th BGp /334th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-107050 |
| MSN: | 21965 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near railway station 'Heijerhoeven', Grubbenvorst, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Horham/AAF Sta.119, Suffolk |
Near Plauen in Sachsen, Germany the aircraft with call sign 'BG-O' was hit by Luftwaffe fighters; the pilots performed an emergency-landing in Limburg. All were taken prisoner of war.
'Tornado Jr' was on an operation to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG (BRABAG) synthetic oil refinery at Böhlen (Sachsen, Germany).
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4503&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/2448
https://www.8thafhs.org/old/new/targets.php
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Sep-2011 05:05 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Oct-2019 07:50 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Apr-2020 15:50 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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