ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275889
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| Date: | Friday 25 February 1944 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-31397 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Zweikirchen, near Landshut -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Lucera/Foggia, Italy |
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B-17G Flying Fortress #42-31397, with the 353rd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, 15th Air Force.
On mission out of Lucera/Foggia, Italy to bomb targets at Regensburg, was shot down by fighters February 25, 1944 near Zweikirchen, near Landshut, Germany. Five crewmembers were killed, and four parachuted and were taken as POWs.
Killed were:
1st Lt. Joseph A. Hurley, O-797130, Brooklyn, NY, Pilot
2nd Lt. William J. Mills Jr, O-678299, Peru, IN, Co-Pilot
1st Lt. Peter V. Henningsen, O-676950, SD, Bombardier
S/Sgt. William Bothwell, 33467285, PA, Ball Turret Gunner
Sgt. William J. Suber, 32288806, NY, Tail Gunner
Sources:
USAAF Missing Air Crew Report № 2722
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56652955/william-bothwell
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2022 07:22 | Gumby778 | Added |
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