ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51043
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 January 1944 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-10-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 306th BGp /367th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-31236 |
| MSN: | 6350 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | along the Vlessendijk road, Nieuw Heeten, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thurleigh /AAF Sta.111 |
Mid-air collision with B-17G 42-31538 when attacked by Fw 190A's of Jagdgeschwader 26.
The aircraft crashed near the Kremer farm.
Target: Halberstadt, Germany
Call Sign: BO-F
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. G. Campert O-736471 USAAF USA Initially buried at Raalte
Co-Pilot 1st Lt. G.C. Coots O-748580 USAAF Margraten H-9-3
Navigator 1st Lt. J.L. Dougherty O-735180 USAAF Margraten I-7-13
Bombardier 1st Lt. J.A. Sparks O-676604 USAAF Margraten I-7-7
Engineer T/Sgt. P.F. Murray 13007289 USAAF Margraten M-15-8
Radio Operator T/Sgt. C.E. Lebert 36426127 USAAF Kolhorn
LW Gunner S/Sgt. P.E. Colburn 32490273 USAAF Kolhorn
RW Gunner S/Sgt. W.P. Teston 39256008 USAAF Margraten E-15-21
BT Gunner S/Sgt. A. Graubart 12154095 USAAF Margraten I-7-12
T Gunner S/Sgt. K.H. Hudson jr. 15337139 USAAF Margraten E-7-19
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3300&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/5311
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 10:03 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jan-2019 18:16 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jan-2019 18:25 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Apr-2020 15:32 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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