ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52334
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 June 1943 |
| Time: | 10:05 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-20-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 305th BGp /365th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-24533 |
| MSN: | 3218 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Slijk-Ewijk, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chelveston (UK) |
'Boom Town' was shot down by Feldwebel Herbert Buschmann of the 1./JG 3, flying a Bf 109G from Mönchengladbach airfield, Germany.
5 KiA, 1 died of injuries the following day, 4 POW.
Target: German rubber industry (Chemische Werke Hüls AG) at Marl (district Hüls-Nord), Germany
Call Sign: XK-T
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. J.J. Hall USAAF Survived POW
Co-Pilot 1st Lt. A.F. Grose O-665679 USAAF Margraten I-21-13
Navigator - J.J. Hall USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier - J.P. Mause USAAF Survived POW
Engineer - J.S. Doster USAAF Survived POW
Radio Operator T/Sgt. L.H. Kanetzky 18106526 USAAF USA
LW Gunner T/Sgt. C.A. Morris 14090967 USAAF Margraten G-2-19
RW Gunner Sgt. W.M. Parker 12012694 USAAF Margraten H-8-1 dow 23-6-43 Arnhem
BT Gunner Sgt. R.F. Gunson 32078273 USAAF Margraten I-21-5
T Gunner S/Sgt. D.D. Jackson 15072924 USAAF USA
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2526&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 |
| 03-Sep-2011 01:55 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2018 08:35 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2018 08:44 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-Jul-2019 06:35 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 18-Jul-2019 06:35 | Nepa | Updated [Destination airport, Operator] |
| 31-Mar-2020 17:47 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 20-Jun-2022 06:58 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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