ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 232100
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| Date: | Monday 6 March 1944 |
| Time: | 14:38 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-15-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 452th BGp /731th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-31337 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Schmarbeck, Faßberg, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Deopham Green/AAF Sta.142, Norfolk |
Operation - Berlin.
'Hell's Cargo' was hit by several heavy Flak units and crashed.
Pilot: Howard Sweeny
Navigator: Leo Dwyer
Bombardier: John Galloway
Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ken Gillanders
Radio Operator: Henry Buchanan
Ball turret gunner: Art Parent
Waist gunner: Luther King
Waist gunner: Mearle Rohlfs
Tail gunner: Walt Davis (9 Prisoner of War)
Co-pilot: John Buel (Killed in Action)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/5422
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jan-2020 18:37 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 13-Jan-2020 18:39 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2020 10:02 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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