ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 247686
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| Date: | Friday 8 October 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17 |
| Owner/operator: | USAAF |
| Registration: | 23393 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Ludham -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Just-a-Snappin returning to Its Base at Thorpe Abbott’s from a raid at Bremen. Due to heavy damage from enemy action, crash landed at RAF Ludham but was unable to stop and struck a tree on the edge of the base. It’s waist gunner, injured by the enemy but remained at his station, died later in hospital.
Sources:
100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum
Local knowledge
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Feb-2021 17:40 | Mike | Added |
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