ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 211960
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| Date: | Friday 11 June 1943 |
| Time: | 19:35 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-25-DL Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 379th BGp /525th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-3114 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off Borkum island -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kimbolton /AAF Sta.117 |
Probably shot down by Unteroffizier Karl-Georg Pfeiffer of the 10./NJG 1, flying Bf 110 G-4 G9+CX from Leeuwarden airfield, the Netherlands. The German pilot claimed a B-17 shot down over the North Sea 50 km north of Terschelling island, the Netherlands.
Target: Wilhelmshaven
Call Sign: FR-T
Crew: http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/5205
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/5205
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jun-2018 09:05 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 20-Dec-2019 09:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 31-Mar-2020 17:39 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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