ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50531
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| Date: | Saturday 29 April 1944 |
| Time: | 14:40 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-75-DL Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 92th BGp /326th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-3513 |
| MSN: | 8449 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | along the Buurtweg road, Meerveld, Uddel, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Podington/AAF Sta.109, Bedfordshire |
Due to Flak, the aircraft suffered engine failure.
All ten crew members bailed out and were taken prisoner of war. The tail gunner, Sgt. D.A. Vitale, was wounded.
The Fortress was on an operation to marshalling yards at Berlin, Germany.
Call Sign: JW-T
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3638&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/6584
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/34
JF Baugher
http://www.elspeethistorie.nl/index.php/herdenken-wo2/crash-sites
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Sep-2011 11:51 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2016 17:19 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Apr-2019 15:58 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2020 09:52 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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