ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 232101
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| Date: | Monday 6 March 1944 |
| Time: | 14:45 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-25-DL Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 94th BGp /410th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-38022 |
| MSN: | GL-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | S of Wieste, Werlte, Ems, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bury St.Edmunds/AAF Sta.468, Suffolk |
Operation - Berlin.
'Jeanne' was damaged by night fighter pilot Leutnant Friedrich Potthast of the 11./NJG 1 (based at Leeuwarden airfield in the Netherlands) and by heavy Flak.
Pilot: Chas Johnston, Co-pilot: Jim Howes (2KIA-p held onto cp when baling out but lost grip when chute opened)
Navigator: Paul Sullivan, Bombardier: Bob Davenport, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Julian Wiedemann, Radio Operator: Dick Elliott, Ball turret gunner: Sanford Minor, Waist gunner: Bob Beaton, Waist gunner: Bob Thornton,Tail gunner: Aaron Lowry (8 Prisoner of War)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/6945
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jan-2020 18:46 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 05-Apr-2020 10:03 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 27-Jun-2022 09:08 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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