ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51144
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| Date: | Saturday 11 December 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-1-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 306th BGp /369th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-31078 |
| MSN: | 6192 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | prob North Sea off Texel, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thurleigh /AAF Stn.111 |
Probably ditched in the North Sea off Texel island.
* Different location & country in source B):
Shot down by AAA over Emden, Germany.
Target: Emden, Germany
Call Sign: WW-R
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. J.P. Noack O-672857 USAAF Survived POW
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. R.A. Schoch O-745948 USAAF Survived POW
Navigator 1st Lt. D.H. Fay jr. O-801124 USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier 1st Lt. H.H. Bittman O-738531 USAAF Survived POW
Engineer S/Sgt. F.J. Wesner 13097701 USAAF Survived POW
Radio Operator Sgt. M.J. Gallagher 13114986 USAAF Survived POW
LW Gunner S/Sgt. A.E. Sewald 13107091 USAAF Survived POW
RW Gunner S/Sgt. K.H. Smith 16084996 USAAF Survived POW
BT Gunner S/Sgt. D.J. Williams 11071133 USAAF Survived POW
T Gunner S/Sgt. T.H. Smith 14046073 USAAF Survived POW
Sources:
A) https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3193&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
B) JF Baugher
C) http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/5137
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Sep-2011 11:09 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Dec-2018 17:58 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Apr-2020 10:00 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2022 18:42 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 23-Jun-2022 10:28 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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