Accident Boeing B-17F-60-DL Fortress 42-3439,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51281
 
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Date:Wednesday 20 October 1943
Time:15:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic B17 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing B-17F-60-DL Fortress
Owner/operator:96th BGp /413th BSqn USAAF
Registration: 42-3439
MSN: 8375
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 10
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Soestdijkseweg Zuid, De Bilt, Utrecht -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Snetterton Heath /AAF Sta.138
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Shot down by a Bf 109G flown by Oblt Erich Burkert.
5 KiA, 4 POW, 1 evaded.

Call Sign: MZ-V
Takeoff time: 10:45
Crew:
Pilot 2nd Lt. C.F. Geyer O-793406 USAAF Survived POW
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. R.P. Surez O-742032 USAAF Survived POW
Navigator 2nd Lt. W.F. Doherty O-736630 USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier 2nd Lt. D.O. Mills O-736646 USAAF Survived Evaded
Engineer S/Sgt. F.J. Killarney 32416220 USAAF Survived POW
Radio Operator T/Sgt. A.M. Becker 12155334 USAAF Margraten H-16-8
LW Gunner S/Sgt. A.J. Guilianelli 33273658 USAAF USA
RW Gunner Sgt. C.R. Randel 37315856 USAAF Margraten J-1-13
BT Gunner S/Sgt. E.L. Lantron 19140382 USAAF USA
T Gunner S/Sgt. J.A. Parker 12164436 USAAF USA

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3002&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/6510

JF Baugher

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
02-Sep-2011 11:36 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative]
18-Oct-2018 15:14 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
01-Apr-2020 09:19 Reno Raines Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator]
17-Jun-2022 09:39 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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