ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51320
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| Date: | Sunday 10 October 1943 |
| Time: | 15:23 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-95-BO Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 95th BGp /335th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-30272 |
| MSN: | OE-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Saerbeck, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Horham /AAF Sta.119 |
'Fritz Blitz' was hit by Flak and exploded in the air.
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. E.J. Broman O-665661 USAAF Survived POW
Co-Pilot F/O. J.H. Chaffin T-000290 USAAF Survived POW
Observer Capt. C.M. Forney O-665673 USAAF Survived POW
Navigator 2nd Lt. W.H. Fowler O-796515 USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier 2nd Lt. P.D. Guiteras O2043758 USAAF Survived POW
Engineer T/Sgt. R.E. Rightmire jr. 13030555 USAAF Margraten J-17-14 Initially buried Haaksbergen
Radio Operator T/Sgt. W.D. Thomas 39309441 USAAF Survived POW
LW Gunner S/Sgt. F.O. Dean 19012230 USAAF Survived POW
RW Gunner S/Sgt. J.O. Black 38106806 USAAF Survived POW
BT Gunner S/Sgt. R.P. Dillon 17031963 USAAF Survived POW
T Gunner S/Sgt. T. Kelly 39830946 USAAF Survived POW
Sources:
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/4252
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2958&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
e-mail correspondation with a member of the Dutch airwar study group.
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Sep-2011 10:41 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Oct-2018 08:38 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Nov-2018 15:34 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jan-2020 21:58 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location] |
| 01-Apr-2020 08:57 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 26-May-2020 08:25 | Jeanette | Updated [Narrative] |
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