ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51042
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 January 1944 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-20-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 306th BGp /367th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-31451 |
| MSN: | 6565 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near hotel 'De Witte Raaf' at Epe, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thurleigh /AAF Sta.111 |
Lone survivor 2nd Lt. Lloyd G. Crabtree reported the plane was on her way home and was struck on the tip of its right wing by another plane in their squad that had strayed from formation. The Captain (Ross A. McCollum) was able to correct the plane in flight. Immediately after they were attacked by three waves of Me 109 from the front nose and were brought down. Crabtree was the only one able to bail out. He was taken POW and liberated by Russian troops at the end of the war. The Waist Gunner was able to shoot down an Me 210 fighter before they went down.
Target: Halberstadt, Germany
Call Sign: GY-G
Crew:
Pilot 2nd Lt. R.A. McCollum O-743054 USAAF Margraten N-22-2
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. M.E. Thomas O-751773 USAAF Margraten J-9-8
Navigator 2nd Lt. D.P. Jones O-688054 USAAF Kolhorn
Bombardier 2nd Lt. L.G. Crabtree O-751811 USAAF Survived POW
Engineer S/Sgt. W.A. Warner 16162170 USAAF Kolhorn
Radio Operator S/Sgt. H.A. Stelmach 32390535 USAAF Kolhorn
LW Gunner Sgt. W.B. Goss 18191317 USAAF Kolhorn
RW Gunner Sgt. L.J. Aurie 16132239 USAAF Kolhorn
BT Gunner Sgt. H.L. Chatelain 13176648 USAAF Kolhorn
T Gunner Sgt. A.P. Barrus 39826549 USAAF Kolhorn
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3301&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/5548
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Apr-2009 12:03 | Harmy | Updated |
| 11-Jun-2010 00:00 | claphoto | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Narrative] |
| 26-Aug-2011 18:24 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2011 10:25 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 04-Jan-2019 18:21 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jan-2019 18:22 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Apr-2020 15:33 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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