ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50516
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| Date: | Thursday 11 May 1944 |
| Time: | 18:20 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-35-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 390th BGp /570th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-31971 |
| MSN: | 7085 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hulten, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Framlingham/AAF Sta.153, Suffolk |
After being hit by Gilze-Rijen airfield Flak, the interior was in flames and 'Twenty-One or Bust' crashed.
The Fortress with call sign DI-F was on an operation to marshalling yards at Liège, Belgium, as preparation for the upcoming D-Day invasion.
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. W.H. Corkrean O-803567 USAAF USA - initially buried at Gilzerbaan Tilburg
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. J.T. Rutherford O-687497 USAAF USA
Navigator 2nd Lt. E.J. Dentz O-692605 USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier 2nd Lt. W.P. Hays O-756877 USAAF Survived POW
Radio Operator T/Sgt. J.B. Ward 16150465 USAAF Survived POW
TT Gunner T/Sgt. J.B. Hodgson jr. 13108687 USAAF Survived POW
LW Gunner S/Sgt. L. Balducci jr. 32767800 USAAF Survived POW
RW Gunner S/Sgt. P. Christian 38223598 USAAF Survived POW
BT Gunner S/Sgt. M.J. Poling 35627950 USAAF Survived POW
T Gunner S/Sgt. G.L. Thalman 18121514 USAAF Survived POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3660&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/6122
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/59
book 'Vliegvelden in Oorlogstijd'
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Sep-2011 10:49 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-May-2019 05:43 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-May-2019 05:43 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-May-2019 20:25 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source] |
| 04-Apr-2020 20:53 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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