ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51046
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 January 1944 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-80-BO Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 306th BGp /369th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-29993 |
| MSN: | 5107 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Schalkhaar, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thurleigh /AAF Sta.111 |
'Carroll Jun' was shot down by Luftwaffe fighters.
Of the crew of ten, only T/Sgt James A. Hobbs survived, being seriously injured. The nine deceased were initially buried at Diepenveen, the Netherlands. After WW2 they were reburied at the Ardennen War Cemetery in Belgium, eventually four crew members were reburied in the USA.
Target: Halberstadt, Germany
Call Sign: WW-K
Crew:
Pilot 2nd Lt. D.W. Tattershall O-746460 USAAF USA Buried Golden Gate Nat Cem
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. W.E. Grisham O-682752 USAAF Belgium B-35-40 Buried American Cemetery Ardennes
Navigator 2nd Lt. J. Cranbtree jr. O-807994 USAAF Belgium B-35-46 Buried American Cemetery Ardennes
Bombardier 2nd Lt. J.T. Whittle jr. O-673844 USAAF Kolhorn
Engineer S/Sgt. L.K. Johnson 33307771 USAAF Kolhorn
Radio Operator T/Sgt. J.A. Hobbs 33221042 USAAF Survived POW
LW Gunner Sgt. E.J. Sweitzer 35034937 USAAF Belgium D-4-9 Buried American Cemetery Ardennes
RW Gunner Sgt. R.H. Hegg 37436962 USAAF Kolhorn
BT Gunner S/Sgt. C.A. Melita 32425145 USAAF Belgium D-22-7 Buried American Cemetery Ardennes
T Gunner Sgt. W.E. Dodson 15339049 USAAF Kolhorn
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3298&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/3946
JF Baugher
Verliesregister 1943, p. 73.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Apr-2009 03:48 | Harmy | Updated |
| 01-Sep-2011 11:17 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2012 04:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Phase, Source] |
| 23-Oct-2014 15:09 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jan-2019 13:45 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jan-2019 13:46 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Apr-2020 10:16 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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