ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50238
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 August 1944 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-35-DL Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 385th BGp /549th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-107135 |
| MSN: | 22050 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ijsselmeer 5 km E of Enkhuizen, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Great Ashfield/AAF Sta.155, Suffolk |
'Homesick Angel' was damaged by Flak on an operation to Münster-Handorf airfield (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany).
The Fortress, carrying the call sign 'XA-N' was ditched on the IJsselmeer lake. All were taken prisoner of war.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3928&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/2533
Google Maps
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Sep-2011 05:27 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Jul-2019 07:23 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2020 10:08 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 16-Jun-2022 22:01 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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