ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51527
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| Date: | Friday 30 July 1943 |
| Time: | 10:35 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-5-BO Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 91th BGp /323th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-24399 |
| MSN: | 3084 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 km north of Opijnen, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bassingbourn /AAF Sta.121 |
Man O' War was shot down on a mission to Kassel by Hptm Johannes Naumann of the 6./JG 26, flying an Fw 190 A-6 from Deelen airfield.
Call Sign: OR-V
Crew:
Pilot 2nd Lt. K.C. McCammon O-733681 USAAF Survived pow
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. J.P. Bruce O-798961 USAAF Survived pow
Navigator 1st Lt. R.U. Duggan O-728186 USAAF Opijnen
Bombardier 2nd Lt. D.V. Ohman O-735915 USAAF Opijnen
Radio Operator T/Sgt. D.V. Blackwood 31120200 USAAF Opijnen
Air gunner S/Sgt. R.H. Sparks 39099394 USAAF Opijnen
Air gunner S/Sgt. G.R. Krueger 37307211 USAAF Opijnen
TT Gunner T/Sgt. A. Cianfichi 36235813 USAAF Opijnen
BT Gunner S/Sgt. M.A. Pirotta 33273603 USAAF Opijnen
T Gunner S/Sgt. H.D. Poling 35430053 USAAF Opijnen
Sources:
https://www.verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2741&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.91stbombgroup.com/memorials/opijnen.html
http://home.att.net/~jbaugher/1941_4.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Sep-2011 01:58 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jul-2018 19:34 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Mar-2020 20:22 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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