ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51036
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 January 1944 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-15-DL Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 388th BGp /561th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-37867 |
| MSN: | 8653 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near the Boerendanserdijk road, Zwolle, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Knettishall/AAF Sta.136, Suffolk |
Lost Jan 11, 1944, Netherlands, on mission to Braunschweig, Germany.
'Berlin Ambassador' was shot up by Luftwaffe fighters near the Dümmersee lake, Germany.
Crew:
Pilot 2nd Lt. G.G. Hoehn O-676798 USAAF USA Initially buried at Ardennes
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. G.R. Owens O-684542 USAAF Survived POW
Navigator 2nd Lt. D.S. Moderelli O-738871 USAAF Kolhorn
Bombardier 2nd Lt. L.E. Bauer O-744299 USAAF Survived Evaded, captured later
Engineer S/Sgt. C.C. Rigdon 36227710 USAAF Survived POW
Radio Operator T/Sgt. B.A. Wiberg jr. 14066272 USAAF Margraten B-17-21 dow
LW Gunner S/Sgt. H.S. Mann 39400512 USAAF Survived POW
RW Gunner Sgt. E.W. Hicks jr. 31167410 USAAF Survived POW
BT Gunner S/Sgt. P.J. Zaskiewicz 36400753 USAAF Belgium D-6-42 Buried American Cemetery Ardennes
T Gunner S/Sgt. G.F. Brinker 16122902 USAAF Survived POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3306&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/6790
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 11:24 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jan-2019 19:41 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Apr-2020 15:41 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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