ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 232117
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| Date: | Monday 6 March 1944 |
| Time: | 13:23 claim |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-15-VE Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 91th BGp /322th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-97483 |
| MSN: | LG-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Willmersdorf, Werneuchen, Brandenburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bassingbourn/AAF Sta.121, Cambridgeshire |
The aircraft was damaged by fighters but continued to the target of Berlin, the crew was later forced to bail out. The B-17 was claimed shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Herger of the 2./NJG 5 (based at Stendal airfield in Sachsen-Anhalt), who was flying a Bf 110 G-4.
All ten crew members were taken prisoner of war.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/10558
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jan-2020 08:40 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 14-Jan-2020 08:42 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location] |
| 05-Apr-2020 09:59 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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