Accident Boeing B-17F-20-BO Flying Fortress 41-24512,
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Date:Thursday 4 March 1943
Time:11:31
Type:Silhouette image of generic B17 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing B-17F-20-BO Flying Fortress
Owner/operator:91th BGp /322th BSqn USAAF
Registration: 41-24512
MSN: 3197
Fatalities:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 10
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Waddenzee 4 km SE of Oudeschild, Texel, Noord-Holland -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Bassingbourn /AAF Sta.121
Destination airport:
Narrative:
'Rose O'Day' was shot down by Hptm. Herbert Lütje of the 8./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Twente airfield.

Target: Hamm
Call Sign: LG-
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. R. Felton 0-659686 USAAF Margraten Walls of the Missing
Co-Pilot 1st Lt. H.E. Kious O-661849 USAAF Survived pow
Navigator 1st Lt. W.D. Toole O-789833 USAAF Margraten Walls of the Missing
Bombardier 1st Lt. W.H. Hylton O-727100 USAAF Margraten Walls of the Missing
Engineer T/Sgt. E. Traverso 11032224 USAAF Margraten Walls of the Missing
Radio Operator S/Sgt. R.M. Paul 14057853 USAAF Survived pow
Air gunner S/Sgt. B.C. Griffin 13038480 USAAF Survived pow
Air gunner S/Sgt. W.L. Bliven jr. 31113488 USAAF USA
BT Gunner S/Sgt. R.J. Larson 17026107 USAAF Britain Walls of the Missing Cambridge
T Gunner S/Sgt. A.H. Burnett 39083968 USAAF USA

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2086&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One

JF Baugher

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
03-Sep-2011 01:48 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative]
03-Mar-2018 08:45 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
19-Dec-2019 20:55 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
31-Mar-2020 17:26 Reno Raines Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator]
23-Jun-2022 01:34 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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