ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51545
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| Date: | Friday 30 July 1943 |
| Time: | 09:20 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-70-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 379th BGp /524th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-29746 |
| MSN: | 4860 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Angeren, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kimbolton /AAF Sta.117 |
Shot down by Oberfeldwebel Kurt Goltzsch of the 5./JG 2 (based at Poix airfield, France), flying a Bf 109 G-6.
Call Sign: WA-
Crew:
Pilot 2nd Lt. G.A. Kain O-734099 USAAF USA Dow on 4th august, initially buried at Moscowa Cem Arnhem
Co-Pilot 1st Lt. A.D. London O-412674 USAAF USA Buried Arlington National Cemetery
Navigator 2nd Lt. R.A. Mailloux O-874229 USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier 2nd Lt. J.A. Crawford O-735950 USAAF Belgium A-11-15 Buried Ardennes American Cem
Engineer T/Sgt. J.C. Ferguson 38115307 USAAF Belgium A-43-31 Buried Ardennes American Cem
Radio Operator T/Sgt. W.S. Cloud 35357679 USAAF Survived POW
LW Gunner Sgt. W.A. Russi 32143393 USAAF Survived POW
RW Gunner S/Sgt. V. Bennett 39239206 USAAF Survived POW
BT Gunner S/Sgt. R.C. Walker 16050673 USAAF USA
T Gunner S/Sgt. T.E. Halbert 32449276 USAAF Belgium B-3539 Buried Ardennes American Cemetery
Sources:
https://www.verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2744&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Jagdgeschwader/JG2.htm
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Sep-2011 08:20 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jul-2018 21:51 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Mar-2020 20:21 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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