ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 215293
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| Date: | Wednesday 24 May 1944 |
| Time: | 10:16 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 775th BSqn /463th BGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-31841 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Šoštanj -
 Slovenia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Celone/San Nicola d'Arpi airfield, province of Foggia |
American Aircraft B-17G Flying Fortress 42-31841, 775 BS, 463 BG, 5 BW 15th Air Force crashed, during a bombing mission to Atzgersdorf in Austria. Aircraft crashed at 10:16 am near Šoštanj X=137.830 Y 504.470
Sources:
http://www.sierra5.net/novice-novo/novice/item/2938-v-sostanju-odkrili-obelezje-v-spomin-padlima-posadkama-ameriskega-in-angleskega-bombnika
https://sostanj.si/objava/139752
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/5979
Memorial to crew listing crew names at crash site.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Sep-2018 07:55 | Anon. | Added |
| 22-May-2019 19:30 | TigerTimon | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source] |
| 22-May-2019 19:31 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator] |
| 02-Apr-2020 15:43 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 04-Jan-2024 12:33 | GageSnedeker | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source] |
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