ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69525
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 April 1944 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-40-BO Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 452th BGp /728th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-97083 |
| MSN: | 7556 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wattenmeer 8 km west of Schillig, Wangerland, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Deopham Green/AAF Sta.142, Norfolk |
"Flatbush Floogie" was hit by Flak on return from the target. With engine nr.1 on fire and nr.2 smoking, the pilot, flying over the North Sea, headed for the German mainland. The aircraft crashed on the mud flats 8 km west of Schillig. The entire crew became prisoners of war.
The Fortress with call sign 9Z-Q was on an operation to aviation industry at Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Sources:
http://www.emolachance.com/42-97083.html
JF Baugher
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/10188
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/857
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Nov-2009 07:08 | harro | Added |
| 20-Aug-2011 14:12 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2011 06:45 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 01-Sep-2011 06:46 | Uli Elch | Updated [Phase] |
| 14-Jun-2017 16:28 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 09-Apr-2019 09:31 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Apr-2020 16:25 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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