ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238364
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| Date: | Monday 24 April 1944 |
| Time: | 14:04 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-30-BO Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-31758 |
| MSN: | F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dübendorf -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Thurleigh |
| Thurleigh |
Shot down by German flak. Emergency landing in Dübendorf. All crew-members were safe. The damaged aircraft was scrapped in Switzerland.
Sources:
https://warbird.ch/wb-events/fluegel-abgeschossen/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 July 1944 | 42-37873 | USAAF | 0 | Dübendorf | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jul-2020 16:35 | Alpine Flight | Added |
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