ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206739
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| Date: | Friday 26 February 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 91th BGp /401th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-5362 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bassingbourn/AAF Sta.121, Cambridgeshire |
Believed shot down by German fighters. 'Short Snorter II' with call sign 'LL-F' took part in the USAAF raid on Wilhelmshaven.
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. B.E. Smith O-442564 USAAF Britain Walls of the Missing Cambridge
Co-Pilot 1st Lt. T.A. Stricker O-661571 USAAF Britain Walls of the Missing Cambridge
Navigator 1st Lt. T.V. Arnkil O-728156 USAAF Margraten Walls of the Missing
Bombardier S/Sgt. C.L. Moran 14039850 USAAF Britain Walls of the Missing Cambridge
Radio Operator S/Sgt. J.H. Sullivan 14077979 USAAF Britain Walls of the Missing Cambridge
TT Gunner T/Sgt. B.F. Ward 19061714 USAAF Britain Walls of the Missing Cambridge
LW Gunner S/Sgt. R.V. Gossage 16067932 USAAF Margraten Walls of the Missing
RW Gunner S/Sgt. F.W. Dobinski 13038754 USAAF Britain Walls of the Missing Cambridge
BT Gunner Sgt. D.H. Smith 20744707 USAAF Margraten Walls of the Missing
T Gunner T/Sgt. J.F. Grimes 13004975 USAAF Britain Walls of the Missing Cambridge
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2070B&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Feb-2018 08:04 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 21-Dec-2019 16:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 05-Apr-2020 09:23 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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