ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51315
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| Date: | Sunday 10 October 1943 |
| Time: | 15:45 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-40-DL Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 100th BGp /349th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-3229 |
| MSN: | 8165 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Harskamp, between Harskamp and Kootwijk, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thorpe Abbotts /AAF Sta.139 |
'Pasadena Nina' was hit by Flak. Finished off by rockets and Luftwaffe fighters. Shot down by Oberfeldwebel Adolf Glunz of the 5./JG 26 (flying an Fw 190 A-6 from Cambrai-Épinoy airfield, France).
Call Sign: XR-A
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. J. Justice O-735390 USAAF Survived Evader
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. J.F. Shields O-675628 USAAF Belgium D-22-15 Buried Ardennes American Cemetery
Navigator 2nd Lt. P. Battisti O-738809 USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier 2nd Lt. W.C. Brothers O-669976 USAAF Survived POW
Engineer T/Sgt. J.F. Mc Donough 32456923 USAAF Survived POW
Radio Operator T/Sgt. R.E. Whitlock 35360275 USAAF Survived POW
LW Gunner S/Sgt. R.E. Bergendahl 32409596 USAAF Survived POW
RW Gunner S/Sgt. H. Hafko 13090684 USAAF Survived POW
BT Gunner S/Sgt. S.S. Stopa 32479061 USAAF Survived POW
T Gunner S/Sgt. G.D. Sportelli 31189101 USAAF Belgium D-22-8 Buried Ardennes American Cemetery
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2959&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/6299
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Sep-2011 10:52 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Oct-2018 08:47 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2020 08:58 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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