ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51033
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 January 1944 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-1-VE Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 351th BGp /511th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-39761 |
| MSN: | 6504 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Zweeloo, Drenthe -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Polebrook /AAF Sta.110 |
'Fireball II' sustained Flak damage over Germany, the pilot performed an emergency landing.
Parts recovered in 1989.
Target: Oschersleben, Germany
Call Sign: DS-D
Crew:
Pilot 2nd Lt. T.E. White O-738522 USAAF Survived POW
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. V. Wilkie jr. O-677379 USAAF Survived Evaded, captured later
Navigator T/Sgt. P.A. Soderling R-651017 USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier 2nd Lt. F. Warren jr. O-671152 USAAF Survived Evaded, captured later
Engineer Sgt. C.L. Mellen 39682903 USAAF Survived Evaded, captured later
Radio Operator S/Sgt. H.D. Kratz 13126535 USAAF Survived Evaded to England
LW Gunner Sgt. N.P. Elkin 13136335 USAAF Survived Evaded to England
RW Gunner Sgt. J.H. Watson 14141010 USAAF Survived POW
BT Gunner Sgt. W.R. Snyder 13093393 USAAF Survived Evaded to England
T Gunner Sgt. H.A. Hitow 16043045 USAAF Survived POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3303&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/7143
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 11:27 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jan-2019 18:30 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Apr-2020 15:31 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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