ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50607
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| Date: | Saturday 8 April 1944 |
| Time: | 14:19 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-100-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 96th BGp /338th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-30360 |
| MSN: | 5474 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Azewijn, east of 's-Heerenberg, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snetterton Heath/AAF Sta.138, Norfolk |
'Lady Millicent' was hit by Flak and by Luftwaffe fighters and emergency-landed near Azewijn.
The pilot and co-pilot evaded capture, the others were all taken prisoner of war.
The Fortress with call sign BX-P was on an operation to Achmer airfield, Niedersachsen, Germany. In this attack, several Bomb Groups took part who dropped a total of 457 tons of high-explosive bombs.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3567&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/4349
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/850
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Sep-2011 10:35 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Apr-2019 08:45 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Apr-2020 20:16 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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