ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52222
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| Date: | Thursday 23 March 1944 |
| Time: | 11:35 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-5-VE Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 385th BGp /550th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-39908 |
| MSN: | 6651 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Schijndel, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Great Ashfield/AAF Sta.155, Suffolk |
The aircraft was hit by four Luftwaffe fighters of Jagdgeschwader 26. Leutnant Karl "Charly" Willius of the 2. Staffel was credited with the victory. He was flying an Fw 190 A-7 from Florennes airfield, Belgium.
The Fortress was on an operation to aviation industry at Braunschweig, Germany.
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. F. Fulton O-725709 USAAF USA Initially buried at Eindhoven
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. W.R.D. Snyder O-693954 USAAF USA
Navigator 2nd Lt. C.R. Pomponio O-810841 USAAF Margraten I-1-15
Togglier T/Sgt. T.W. Vogel 3238105 USAAF Margraten C-2-32
Engineer T/Sgt. G.P. Davis 33291878 USAAF USA
Radio Operator Sgt. J. Shahan jr. 15319149 USAAF USA
LW Gunner S/Sgt. C.C. Fahnert 38453235 USAAF Margraten D-17-31
RW Gunner Sgt. V.R. Travelstead 18128349 USAAF Survived - evader
BT Gunner S/Sgt. W.W. Alexander 18184903 USAAF USA
T Gunner S/Sgt. L.E. Oliver 38428647 USAAF Survived - POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3542&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/7290
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/835
Google Maps
Luftwaffe Claims by Michael Balss
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Sep-2011 04:38 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Mar-2019 20:49 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2020 09:40 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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