ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51081
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 December 1943 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-10-DL Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 91th BGp /322th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-37738 |
| MSN: | 8524 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Velsen, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bassingbourn /AAF Sta.121 |
Damaged by Flak over Germany and caught fire and later exploded over the blast-furnaces at Velsen, the Netherlands.
Target: communication center at Osnabrück, Germany
Call Sign: LG-T
Crew; 1 KiA, 9 POW:
Pilot 2nd Lt. E.M. Steel O-800961 USAAF Survived POW
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. W.P. Myers O-741928 USAAF Survived POW
Navigator 2nd Lt. R.E. Emmick O-750187 USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier 2nd Lt. F.R. Weyerts O-679421 USAAF Survived POW
Engineer S/Sgt. H.G. Holderbach 32495408 USAAF Survived POW
Radio Operator T/Sgt. G.D. Harris 12180643 USAAF Survived POW
Air gunner Sgt. H.R. Thornley 17154544 USAAF Survived POW
Air gunner Sgt. E.E. Tobias 39257848 USAAF Survived POW
BT Gunner Sgt. G.D. Glaze 14074559 USAAF Margraten WOM
T Gunner Sgt. J.G. Laney 33229168 USAAF Survived POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3247&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/6661
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/1561
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Sep-2011 03:18 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Feb-2014 10:13 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Feb-2014 10:28 | Anon. | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 20-Dec-2018 08:29 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2020 19:06 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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