ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98225
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| Date: | Saturday 24 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 563th BSqn /388th BGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-97873 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Knettishall /AAF Sta.136, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Knettishall, Suffolk |
On 24 February 1945 the B-17G 42-97873 "Sack Happy" of 563th BS, 388th BG crashed on take-off from Knettishall airfield for a raid against Bremen. The whole crew, 1st Lt Maurice F Radke (pilot), 2nd Lt Warren Headrick (co-pilot), 2nd Lt William Meade (navigator), S/Sgt Irwin Nelson (flight engineer/top turret gunner), S/Sgt Lou Steele (radio operator), S/Sgt William Hargrave (ball turret gunner), S/Sgt Carl King (waist gunner) and S/Sgt George Rose (tail gunner), was unhurt but the bomber was damaged beyond repair and was salvaged the next day.
Sources:
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Feb1945O.htm
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/10948
http://ww2f.com/threads/b17s-and-their-history.59678/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Knettishall
http://www.maplandia.com/united-kingdom/england/east-anglia/suffolk-county/knettishall/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2022 12:01 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jun-2022 10:21 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
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