ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 217720
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| Date: | Saturday 11 December 1943 |
| Time: | 12:26 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-90-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 385th BGp /550th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-30168 |
| MSN: | SG-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 km north of Langeoog island -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Great Ashfield /AAF Sta.155 |
"Slo Jo" was shot down by Unteroffizier Walter Köhne of the 2./JG 1, flying an Fw 190A from Dortmund-Brackel airfield, possibly with Werfer-Granate 21 rockets.
The aircraft was on an operation to Emden, Germany.
Crew:
Pilot: Theodore Jennings
Co-pilot: Dean Barger (washed up 12/06/44)
Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Clarence Homolka
Ball turret gunner: James Reed
Waist gunner: Edson McCord (washed up 20/12/43)
Waist gunner: Edward Lyman
Tail gunner: Samuel Moore (washed up 21/12/43) (7 Killed in Action);
Navigator: Blair Stragand
Bombardier: Frederick Kemp
Radio Operator: John Kelley (3 Prisoner of War)
Sources:
N. Hector in facebook group 'German Luftwaffe Losses and Claims 1936 - 1945'
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/3951
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-2018 16:46 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 13-Nov-2018 16:50 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2020 19:11 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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