ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50530
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| Date: | Saturday 29 April 1944 |
| Time: | 13:35 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-5-VE Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 452th BGp /72th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-39920 |
| MSN: | 6663 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Het Veller, Ruurlo, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Deopham Green/AAF Sta.142, Norfolk |
'Karen B' was damaged by Flak over the target: industrial complexes at Berlin.
The pilot ultimately belly-landed the aircraft which carried call sign M3-D. Five crew members evaded capture; five were taken prisoner of war. The belly turret gunner, Sgt. R.W. Zercher, was killed by SS guards on the 28th of September 1944.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3642&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/7302
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/34
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Sep-2011 04:39 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Apr-2019 10:53 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2020 09:53 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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