ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230045
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| Date: | Saturday 4 November 1944 |
| Time: | 13:42 approx |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-80-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 94th BGp /332th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-38165 |
| MSN: | XM- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea N of Terschelling, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bury St Edmunds /AAF Sta.468, Suffolk |
Over the North Sea, suffered engine trouble and crashed.
'St. Christopher Kids' was on an operation to the Rheunania Ossag oil refinery at Hamburg, Germany.
All nine crew members are missing in action:
Pilot 1/Lt. H.F. Hummel O-760852 USAAF / Margraten WOM
Co-Pilot 1/Lt. H. Mac Rae O-691108 USAAF / Cambridge WOM
Navigator 1/Lt. D.F. Pearce Jr. O-717692 USAAF / Margraten WOM
Bombardier 1/Lt. W.F. Lewis O-743661 USAAF / Margraten WOM
Engineer T/Sgt. P. Schwartz 34652620 USAAF / Margraten WOM
Radio Operator T/Sgt. E.L. Hudson 36477915 USAAF / Margraten WOM
Ball Turret Gunner S/Sgt. A. Dente 12155280 USAAF / Cambridge WOM
Waist Gunner S/Sgt. J.W. Stoltz 34609245 USAAF / Margraten WOM
Tail Gunner S/Sgt. H.C. Vance 35707170 USAAF / Margraten WOM
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4640A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/12171
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Oct-2019 14:35 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 12-Apr-2020 15:56 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2022 23:07 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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