ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50987
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| Date: | Sunday 30 January 1944 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-70-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 381th BGp /533th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-29761 |
| MSN: | 4875 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 'De Rakt', Deurne, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ridgewell /AAF Stn.167 (UK) |
'Martha II' was attacked by Fw 190's and damaged by Flak.
She crashed between Bakel and Deurne, Netherlands.
The aircraft was on an operation to aviation industry at Braunschweig, Germany.
Call Sign: VP-W
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. H.D. Steele O-804531 USAAF Survived Evaded but captured later
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. J.R. Settle O-745527 USAAF Survived POW. Evaded but captured later
Navigator 2nd Lt. R.F. Anderson O-809494 USAAF Survived POW. Evaded but captured later
Bombardier 2nd Lt. L.L. Flores O-688521 USAAF Survived POW. Evaded but captured later
Engineer S/Sgt. P.E. Beach 32250471 USAAF Survived POW
Radio Operator Sgt. W.E. Eason 34316279 USAAF Margraten H-10-3
LW Gunner Sgt. H.A. Holtz 36619672 USAAF Margraten I-8-3
RW Gunner Sgt. P. Hlynski 13134486 USAAF Kolhorn
BT Gunner Sgt. H.F. Lee 39392226 USAAF Kolhorn
T Gunner Sgt. P.O. Welch 34601244 USAAF Survived POW. Evaded but captured later
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3345&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/3691
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Apr-2009 12:03 | Harmy | Updated |
| 01-Sep-2011 11:20 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jan-2019 10:44 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Apr-2020 15:25 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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