ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 197402
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 772d Bomb Sq/463d Bomb Group United States Army Air Fo |
| Registration: | 44-8163 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Schützen am Gebirge -
 Austria
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed. Note of the 6 KIAs: 2 were found dead on the ground; 4 were captured And murdered. One of the murdered crewmen was Bombardier 1st Lt. Robert L. Stricker. Contrary To a New York Times article of September 28, 1978, Lt. Stricker was not Jewish and he was NOT a son of Dr. Robert Stricker [Jewish] who died at KZ Auschwitz, Poland
Sources:
http://www.bundesheer.at/download_archiv/pdfs/missing_in_action.pdf
Lt Robert Stricker memorial Find a grave
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Aug-2017 13:51 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 09-Oct-2021 18:37 | Niemann | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
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