ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 227332
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| Date: | Sunday 6 August 1944 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-40-VE Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 94th BGp /331th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-97974 |
| MSN: | QE-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off Borkum island -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bury St.Edmunds/AAF Sta.468, Suffolk |
The aircraft was struck by Flak on the bombing run, which knocked out two engines.
The pilots ditched the aircraft on the sea. The tail gunner is missing in action.
The Fortress was on an operation to industry at Berlin.
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. L.D. Hicks O-758452 USAAF Survived - brought ashore Delfzijl (Groningen province, the Netherlands)
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. R.S. Vavra O-815021 USAAF Survived
Navigator 2nd Lt. I.C. Goldfarb O-759843 USAAF Survived
Bombardier 2nd Lt. W.V. Posa O-679651 USAAF Survived
Engineer Sgt. E.J. Noack 32873737 USAAF Survived
Radio Operator S/Sgt. L.H. Wogksch 11095364 USAAF Survived
BT Gunner S/Sgt. J.A. Booth 13089181 USAAF Survived
W Gunner S/Sgt. C.J. O'Connor 37574299 USAAF Survived - brought ashore Delfzijl (Groningen province, the Netherlands)
T Gunner S/Sgt. D.J. DePauli 39840608 USAAF Cambridge WOM
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3914S&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/11049
https://www.8thafhs.org/old/new/targets.php
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jul-2019 19:44 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 19-Jul-2019 08:13 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2020 15:43 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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