ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 183957
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 July 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-30355 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 30 miles west of Heligoland -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Snetterton Heath airfield |
| Oschersleben, Germany |
The plane was hit by German fighters 30 miles west of Heligoland on the way to the target, setting fire to the bomb bay area and knocking out the aircraft’s intercom system.
Four crew bailed out by parachute and were never recovered.
Sources:
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/blakeney-flying-fortress-survivor-in-second-north-sea-drama-two-months-later-1-4394819
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jan-2016 08:47 | gerard57 | Added |
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