ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50262
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| Date: | Saturday 29 July 1944 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-35-DL Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 100th BGp /351th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-107007 |
| MSN: | 21922 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea N of Ameland, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thorpe Abbotts/AAF Sta.139, Norfolk |
'She-Hasta' was damaged by Flak and was ditched on the North Sea.
The Fortress with call sign 'EP-B' was on an operation to the Leuna oil refinery at Merseburg (Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany).
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. W.L. Greiner O-748399 USAAF Survived POW
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. J.D. Coccia O-817161 USAAF Survived POW
Navigator 2nd Lt. R.D. Fulkerton O-713164 USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier 2nd Lt. R.E. Marsho O-757002 USAAF Survived POW
Engineer S/Sgt. J.R. Vuchetich 36815360 USAAF Survived POW
Radio Operator S/Sgt. H.E. Whitford jr. 11093258 USAAF Survived POW
BT Gunner Sgt. F. Madrid 18122048 USAAF Survived POW
W Gunner Sgt. B.V. Baumgarten 92930626 USAAF Margraten WOM
T Gunner Sgt. H.G. Feldkamp 35799789 USAAF Survived POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3909&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/2405
https://www.8thafhs.org/old/new/targets.php
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Sep-2011 06:13 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2011 02:59 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 18-Jul-2019 15:26 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2020 10:07 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2022 04:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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