ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51217
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| Date: | Friday 26 November 1943 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-110-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 423rd BSqn /306th BGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-30603 |
| MSN: | 5717 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Doniaga, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thurleigh / AAF Stn.111 |
Engine failure on return; attacked by Luftwaffe fighters:
'Las Vegas Avenger' was hit by Leutnant Heinz-Günther Lück of the 1./JG 1 (flying an Fw 190 A-6 from Deelen airfield) and hit by Oberleutnant Martin Drewes of the 11./NJG 1 (flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Leeuwarden airfield). 4 KiA, 6 PoW.
Target: Bremen, Germany
Call Sign: RD-
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. V.H. Jeffries O2044661 USAAF Survived evaded; later POW
Co-Pilot 1st Lt. T.R. Mc Galliard O-680667 USAAF Survived POW
Navigator 2nd Lt. F.L. Ramsey O-685724 USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier 1st Lt. J.H. Moon O-666062 USAAF Survived POW
Engineer T/Sgt. J.S. Porter jr. 33279509 USAAF Survived POW
Radio Operator T/Sgt. R.G. Mowrer 33326113 USAAF Margraten A-1-25
LW Gunner S/Sgt. W.L. Threatt jr. 14072211 USAAF Survived POW
RW Gunner S/Sgt. H.M. Owen 06711949 USAAF Margraten B-2-30
BT Gunner S/Sgt. A.R. Adrian 36241799 USAAF Margraten B-4-30
T Gunner S/Sgt. H.A. Steelsmith 3.32741e+007 USAAF Margraten A-1-20
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3122&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/4616
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Sep-2011 10:53 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Nov-2018 15:23 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Nov-2018 14:55 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 24-Feb-2020 17:10 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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