ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51259
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| Date: | Thursday 11 November 1943 |
| Time: | 15:15 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-1-VE Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 94th BGp /332th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-39812 |
| MSN: | 6555 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 30 km west of Westenschouwen, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bury St Edmunds /AAF Sta.468 |
"Casey Jones" was shot down by Luftwaffe fighters.
Call Sign: XM-N
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. R.W. Ralls O-738026 USAAF Cambridge WOM
Co-Pilot F/O. h.m. Hardgrove T-061013 USAAF Cambridge WOM
Navigator 2nd Lt. J.N. Thompson O-808182 USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier 2nd Lt. T.W. Hathaway O-734341 USAAF Cambridge WOM
Engineer T/Sgt. L.E. Mann 37210750 USAAF Cambridge WOM
Radio Operator S/Sgt. F.E. Markwell 33392638 USAAF Cambridge WOM
LW Gunner Sgt. W.E. Borman 17160676 USAAF USA
RW Gunner Sgt. J.J. Smith 39093656 USAAF Cambridge WOM
BT Gunner S/Sgt. L.L. Smith 15329397 USAAF Cambridge WOM
T Gunner S/Sgt. A.G. Salsgiver 33296631 USAAF Cambridge WOM
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3076&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/7194
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Sep-2011 04:27 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Nov-2018 20:52 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2020 19:18 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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