ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222577
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| Date: | Monday 6 March 1944 |
| Time: | 12:35 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-1-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 91th BGp /401th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-31079 |
| MSN: | LL-J/F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lindstedt, Gardelegen, Sachsen-Anhalt -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bassingbourn/AAF Sta.121, Cambridgeshire |
The 401 Bomb Squadron formation was attacked by Focke-Wulfs of the Sturmstaffel 1, based at Salzwedel airfield.
Unteroffizier Willi Maximowitz claimed a Herauschuss, possibly 42-31079.
The right stabilizer was shot off, the aircraft crashing. Four were killed, six taken prisoner of war.
The Fortress was on an operation to industrial areas at Berlin.
Sources:
Facebook-group 👀The Fw 190 Sturmgruppen of World War II, research N. Hector
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/5138
http://ww2.dk/air/jagd/sst1.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Mar-2019 20:05 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 04-Mar-2019 20:06 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2020 09:55 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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