ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50315
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| Date: | Friday 7 July 1944 |
| Time: | 08:04 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-35-DL Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 390th BGp /571th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-107070 |
| MSN: | 21985 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hoorn, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Framlingham /AAF Sta.153, Suffolk |
'North Star' collided with B-17G 42-97983 over Hoorn; exploded before hitting the ground. 8 KiA, 2 POW.
(5 KiA / 4 POW, 1 evader in 42-97983)
The Fortress with call sign 'FC-A' was on an operation to an oil refinery (Leuna) at Merseburg (Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany).
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. L.J. Gregor O-749690 USAAF USA Montana
Co-Pilot 1st Lt. J.R. Wicker O-815613 USAAF Survived POW
Navigator 1st Lt. H.F. Raab O-814401 USAAF USA
Bombardier 1st Lt. W.J. Martin O-752881 USAAF Margraten J-16-5
Engineer T/Sgt. H.B. Scholl 17077609 USAAF Margraten A-14-7
Radio Operator T/Sgt. M.D. Wolfe 15017626 USAAF Margraten A-8-22
LW Gunner S/Sgt. C.M. Croft 37470594 USAAF USA Iowa
RW Gunner S/Sgt. C.O. Matlock 33306486 USAAF Survived POW
BT Gunner S/Sgt. J.E. Di Trapani 19101854 USAAF Margraten O-13-11
T Gunner S/Sgt. H.F. Sherman 11105827 USAAF Margraten A-8-31
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3858&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/2468
Google Maps
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 05:54 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2019 19:50 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2019 19:50 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 02-Apr-2020 16:00 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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