ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230108
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| Date: | Sunday 26 November 1944 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-80-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 487th BGp /839th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-38141 |
| MSN: | R5-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Udenhoutse bos woods at Udenhout, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lavenham/AAF Sta.137, Suffolk |
Failed to return from an operation to the marshalling yard at Hamm, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
All ten were taken prisoner of war.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4729A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
THE ARMY AIR FORCES IN WORLD WAR II: COMBAT CHRONOLOGY, 1941-1945 by Carter / Mueller, the Office of Air Force History
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/12147
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Oct-2019 18:56 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 05-Apr-2020 16:11 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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