ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51045
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 January 1944 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-120-BO Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 306th BGp /369th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-30782 |
| MSN: | 5896 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nijverdalseberg, Sallandse Heuvelrug, Nijverdal, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thurleigh /AAF Sta.111 |
The aircraft broke up in mid-air after Luftwaffe fighter attacks.
Target: Halberstadt, Germany
Call Sign: BO-O
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. W.D. Reed O-742015 USAAF Survived pow
Co-Pilot 1st Lt. T. Brady O-802710 USAAF Kolhorn
Navigator 1st Lt. I.E. Glaze O-670113 USAAF Survived Evaded, reached England 28-6-1944
Bombardier 1st Lt. M.J. Dmochowski O-676926 USAAF Survived pow
Engineer T/Sgt. O.G. Owens 37426819 USAAF Kolhorn - executed 22 April 1944
Radio Operator T/Sgt. C.A. Nichols 39082264 USAAF Kolhorn - executed 22 April 1944
LW Gunner S/Sgt. J.J. Gemborski 36608853 USAAF Margraten M-4-6 - executed 22 April 1944
RW Gunner S/Sgt. A.C. Schaeffler 38149879 USAAF Margraten B-17-17
BT Gunner S/Sgt. J.G. O'Connell 32447640 USAAF Survived pow
T Gunner S/Sgt. W.W. Cole 16075471 USAAF Survived Evaded, reached England 28-6-1944
Parts recovered in 1977.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3299&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/4813
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Apr-2009 03:48 | Harmy | Updated |
| 01-Sep-2011 11:29 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Nov-2011 10:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2012 04:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 04-Jan-2019 14:07 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jan-2019 08:09 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location] |
| 04-Apr-2020 10:17 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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