ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51354
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| Date: | Monday 4 October 1943 |
| Time: | 12:25 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-25-VE Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 351th BGp /511th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-5807 |
| MSN: | 6103 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Westerschelde 3 km SE of Vlissingen, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Polebrook /AAF Sta.110 |
'Minor Ball' was shot down by Flak on a mission to Frankfurt. 10 KiA.
Call Sign: DS-T
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. D.D. Nauman O-664436 USAAF Margraten WOM
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. W.R. Keister O-741913 USAAF Margraten WOM
Bombardier 1st Lt. W.A. Blair O-733518 USAAF Margraten WOM
Engineer T/Sgt. F.A. Rush 39610898 USAAF Margraten WOM
Radio Operator T/Sgt. R.F. Martin 38161488 USAAF Margraten WOM
Nose Gunner S/Sgt. M. Suozzo 32555221 USAAF Margraten WOM
LW Gunner S/Sgt. L.W. Burgess jr. 15323465 USAAF Belgium D-20-17 Buried Ardennes American Cemetery
RW Gunner S/Sgt. R.G. Robeson 11087650 USAAF Margraten WOM
BT Gunner S/Sgt. W.R. Towsley 39321357 USAAF Belgium B-38-21 Buried Ardennes American Cemetery
T Gunner S/Sgt. W.O. Hunter 35477483 USAAF Margraten WOM
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2927&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 07:28 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Dec-2014 21:18 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Oct-2018 09:34 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Mar-2020 20:44 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 22-Jun-2022 16:40 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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