ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51037
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 January 1944 |
| Time: | 11:03 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-85-DL Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 381th BGp /533th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-37719 |
| MSN: | 8505 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | IJsselmeer at Enkhuizerzand, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ridgewell /AAF Stn.167 (UK) |
'Hellcat / Dinah Mite' ditched in the Zuiderzee (IJsselmeer) after being damaged by Flak.
Target: Oschersleben, Germany
Call Sign: VP-L
Crew:
Pilot 2nd Lt. D.A. Nason O-804383 USAAF Margraten I-19-20 Initially buried at Hilversum
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. J.J. Byser O-751258 USAAF Kolhorn
Navigator 2nd Lt. A. Anagnos O-809475 USAAF Kolhorn
Engineer S/Sgt. L.T. Harrah 35636245 USAAF Kolhorn
Radio Operator Sgt. R.L. Lab 15069793 USAAF Margraten WOM
Radio Operator 2nd Lt. C.D. Fiery O-746948 USAAF Belgium B-17-14 Buried American Cemetery Ardennes
LW Gunner Sgt. G.A. Whitney 31184147 USAAF Margraten WOM
RW Gunner Sgt. R.C. Beus 19171966 USAAF Margraten WOM
BT Gunner Sgt. P.W. Stonich 36319418 USAAF Margraten WOM
T Gunner Sgt. J.R. Lantz 17127681 USAAF Survived POW
Parts recovered in 1966.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3304&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/6643
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 11:22 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jan-2019 18:36 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Apr-2020 15:40 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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