ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51219
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| Date: | Friday 26 November 1943 |
| Time: | 12:45 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-80-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 303th BGp /427th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-29955 |
| MSN: | 5069 |
| 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 Molesworth /AAF Sta.107 Cambridgeshire |
"Mr Five by Five" was last seen at 12:30 south of Harlingen, Friesland.
Target: Bremen, Germany
Call Sign: GN-I
Crew:
Pilot Capt. A.A. Cote O-731831 USAAF Cambridge WOM
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. C.C. Bixler O-735514 USAAF Margraten WOM
Navigator 1st Lt. W.R. Barnhill O-670073 USAAF Margraten WOM
Bombardier 1st Lt. J.W. Hull O-734462 USAAF Margraten D-6-31
Engineer T/Sgt. J.R. Arter 14081231 USAAF Margraten WOM
Radio Operator T/Sgt. V. Reaves 14050289 USAAF Margraten WOM
LW Gunner Private T. Gomes 32444135 USAAF Cambridge WOM
RW Gunner S/Sgt. J.M. Micek 36149204 USAAF Margraten WOM
BT Gunner S/Sgt. C.M. May 34363322 USAAF Cambridge WOM
T Gunner S/Sgt. P. Gunsauls 32462378 USAAF Cambridge WOM
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3120&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Sep-2011 08:59 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Nov-2018 15:05 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Nov-2018 15:07 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 24-Feb-2020 17:55 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2022 05:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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