ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51121
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| Date: | Thursday 16 December 1943 |
| Time: | 14:08 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-125-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 96th BGp /337th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-30860 |
| MSN: | 5974 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 10 km W of Texel, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snetterton Heath /AAF Sta.138 |
Collided in mid-air with another B-17 following Luftwaffe fighter attack and crashed into the North Sea.
This was B-17F 'Holy Mackeral!' with registration 42-3265.
Target: Bremen, Germany
Call Sign: AW-L
Crew; 10 KiA:
Pilot 1st Lt. M.L. Schroeder O-739858 USAAF Margraten WOM
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. E.W. Schanke O-742023 USAAF Margraten A-3-20
Navigator 2nd Lt. H.A. Tracy O-671142 USAAF Margraten B-4-3
Bombardier 2nd Lt. P.R. Girvin O-739425 USAAF Margraten E-2-26
Engineer T/Sgt. A.L. Lemieux 11068349 USAAF Margraten WOM
Radio Operator T/Sgt. I.J. Wade 19066672 USAAF USA
LW Gunner S/Sgt. A. Carpentieri 32409354 USAAF Margraten L-9-8
RW Gunner S/Sgt. R.W. Rucker 15329354 USAAF Margraten WOM
BT Gunner S/Sgt. C.E. Kelly 34357305 USAAF Margraten WOM
T Gunner S/Sgt. J.B. Hull 32491988 USAAF Margraten WOM
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3226&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/4899
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Sep-2011 10:59 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Dec-2018 17:43 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2020 19:27 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2022 05:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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