ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 192420
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| Date: | Friday 4 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-107105 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Gedser, Baltic Sea -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Chelveston, England |
Bombing mission was Ankum, Germany. On the return flight the plane was hit by flak. The pilot ditched the plane in the Baltic sea, where it sank immediately. The pilot survived, but the other eight crew members drowned in the sea.
Sources:
https://www.newarkadvocate.com/story/news/local/2016/12/31/davis-died-baltic-sea-plane-crash/95955786/?from=new-cookie
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/2503
http://www.airmen.dk/p336.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Dec-2016 14:18 | gerard57 | Added |
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