ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50820
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| Date: | Friday 3 March 1944 |
| Time: | 12:15 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-20-DL Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 381th BGp /534th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-37986 |
| MSN: | 8772 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Saaxumhuistertocht canal, Rasquert, Groningen prv -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ridgewell/AAF Stn.167 (UK) |
The aircraft was abandoned by the crew due to engine trouble and Flak damage and crashed. All crew members were taken prisoner of war.
The Fortress was on an operation to industrial areas at Berlin. However, weather and dense contrails forced most of the USAAF formations to abort. None hit Berlin and most of those that bombed hit Wilhelmshaven and 14 were forced to bomb targets of opportunity.
Sources:
A) https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3488&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
B) JF Baugher
C) http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/806
D) Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Apr-2009 05:56 | Harmy | Updated |
| 03-Sep-2011 03:40 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2012 04:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2019 16:31 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Apr-2020 20:28 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 12-Jun-2022 21:47 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 14-Jun-2022 11:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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