ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51116
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| Date: | Thursday 16 December 1943 |
| Time: | 14:20 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-40-DL Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 96th BGp /337th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-3265 |
| MSN: | 8201 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 km south of Kimswerd, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snetterton Heath /AAF Sta.138 |
'Holy Mackeral!' was hit by Bf 109G's or collided with B-17F 42-30860.
Target: Bremen, Germany
Call Sign: AW-Z
Crew; 8 KiA, 2 POW:
Pilot 1st Lt. E.J. Leblanc O-802125 USAAF Margraten B-4-29 Initially buried Kimswerd
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. V. Hovorka O-807445 USAAF Margraten A-1-27
Navigator 2nd Lt. K.S. Wales O-809776 USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier 2nd Lt. L. Rogers O-749791 USAAF Survived POW
Engineer T/Sgt. S. Martire 32430969 USAAF Margraten WOM
Radio Operator T/Sgt. P.S. Dudus 12181047 USAAF USA
Air gunner S/Sgt. R.E. Sudbury 14064918 USAAF Margraten WOM
Air gunner S/Sgt. J. Mattarochia 13128740 USAAF Margraten M-16-15
BT Gunner S/Sgt. A.E. Coleman jr. 11130295 USAAF Margraten D-5-32
T Gunner S/Sgt. G.A. Kinney 11110970 USAAF Margraten WOM
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3225&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/6335
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Sep-2011 10:54 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Dec-2018 17:38 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2020 19:29 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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