ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50947
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| Date: | Friday 4 February 1944 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G(SH) Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 482th BGp /812th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-3500 |
| MSN: | 8436 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Meddo, Winterswijk, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Alconbury, Cambridgeshire |
Hit by Flak en route and on return. The pilot, David G. Alford, succesfully landed the aircraft in a field. The other 11 crew members had already jumped off the plane over Germany.
The aircraft was on an operation to marshalling yards at Frankfurt, Germany. These were targeted because of the upcoming invasion of the European mainland.
Call Sign: MI-J
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. W.E. Bock O-674451 USAAF Survived POW, wounded
Co-Pilot 1st Lt. G.E. Kofoed O-675237 USAAF Survived POW
Navigator 1st Lt. D.A. Lambert O-435832 USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier 1st Lt. R.J. Murtha O-739109 USAAF Survived POW
Engineer T/Sgt. J.E. Hankins 37212274 USAAF Survived POW
LW Gunner S/Sgt. G.L. Colvin 34091876 USAAF Survived POW
RW Gunner 1st Lt. R.W. Layn O-802124 USAAF Survived POW
BT Gunner S/Sgt. R.J. Laut 13105642 USAAF Survived POW
T Gunner S/Sgt. B.S. Fellows 32473982 USAAF Survived POW
T Gunner S/Sgt. W.A. Cotter 31128299 USAAF Survived POW
Radar Operator Capt. D.M. Williams O-732793 USAAF Survived POW
H2X Radar Operator Lt.Col. D.G. Alford O-399481 USAAF Survived Evaded
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3383&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/1613
JF Baugher
http://www.crashmuseum.nl/fotos.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Apr-2009 03:26 | Harmy | Updated |
| 02-Sep-2011 11:49 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Nov-2012 04:40 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 11-Nov-2017 07:16 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Jan-2019 12:16 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Apr-2020 20:10 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 17-Jun-2022 01:32 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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