ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59719
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 351th BGp /511th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-37595 |
| MSN: | 8573 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Lutton, Northamptonshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Polebrook, UK |
Collided with B-17G 43-38080 on approach to Polebrook & crashed 1,5 NM NE.
Sources:
Memorial in St.Peters Church, Lutton & http://freespace.virgin.net/ken.harbour/missdetail11.HTML & http://home.att.net/~jbaugher/1943_2.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 November 1943 | 42-37787 | 379th BGp /526th BSqn USAAF | 0 | near Borger, Drenthe |  |
unk |
| Gear-up landing | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Apr-2009 12:55 | MikeG | Added |
| 03-Sep-2011 06:21 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2012 09:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 31-Mar-2020 09:37 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
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