ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51543
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| Date: | Friday 30 July 1943 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-90-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 95th BGp /335th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-30192 |
| MSN: | 5306 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 6 miles off Dover -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Horham /AAF Sta.119 |
Crippled by Flak over Knocke-Heist, Belgium, bailout order was given and 5 crew bailed out. Pilot realized that aircraft was controllable and ditched into English Channel 6 mi off Dover, UK.
Call Sign: OE-Y
Crew:
Pilot 2nd Lt. R.B. Jutzi USAAF Survived Rescued by ASR
Co-Pilot Lt. R.S. Patterson USAAF Survived Rescued by ASR
Navigator 1st Lt. R.V. Guinzburg O-797311 USAAF Belgium B-25-2 Buried Ardennes American Cem
Bombardier Lt. W.W. Collins USAAF Survived Rescued by ASR
Radio Operator T/Sgt. R.H. Randall 11043227 USAAF Belgium B-42-7 Buried Ardennes American Cem
LW Gunner S/Sgt. W.W. Wylie 18121108 USAAF Survived POW
RW Gunner S/Sgt. P.A. Comeau 32445355 USAAF Survived POW
BT Gunner S/Sgt. L.W. Bernhardt 33350169 USAAF Survived POW
T Gunner S/Sgt. H.W. Jordan 15331479 USAAF Margraten WOM
Sources:
https://www.verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2745A&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 09:57 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jul-2018 22:04 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jul-2018 22:05 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 31-Mar-2020 20:23 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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