ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163275
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| Date: | Thursday 16 March 1944 |
| Time: | 12:50 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-30-DL Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-38160 |
| MSN: | J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lake Zug -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Great Ashfield |
| Great Ashfield |
The USAAF Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, was hit by German fighters over Augsburg so it headed to Switzerland, where it ditched in Lake Zug. One crew member died, but nine managed to parachute to safety, spending the rest of the war interned in Switzerland. The remaining aircraft was scrapped in Switzerland around 1970.
Sources:
http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/Mayday!_When_bombers_crashed_in_Switzerland.html?rss=true&cid=37577434
https://warbird.ch/wb-events/von-fischern-aus-den-fluten-geborgen/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jan-2014 17:21 | gerard57 | Added |
| 19-Jul-2020 12:32 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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