ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 195285
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 January 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 94th BGp /331th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-37798 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rahden (NRW) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bury St Edmunds /AAF Sta.468 |
Shot down during a bombing raid on Braunschweig, Germany. All ten occupants jumped by parachute but two did not survive.
Nickname of the aircraft was 'Big Stoop'.
Sources:
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/6721
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-May-2017 17:51 | gerard57 | Added |
| 14-Jun-2017 16:13 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
| 12-Nov-2018 15:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 04-Apr-2020 10:23 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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