ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276247
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 August 1944 |
| Time: | 10:21 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-107211 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ottmannshausen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, England |
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Shot down. B-17G Flying Fortress #42-107211, nicknamed "The Liberty Belle," with the 349th Bomb Squadron, 100th Bomb Group. Took flak hit over/near the target of the oil refineries of Merseburg, Germany, and was then shot down by fighter aircraft and crashed at Ottmannshausen, Thüringen, Germany.
All crewmembers bailed out. But eight of the nine men were shot by their captors.
Killed were:
1st Lt. Carl C. Gustafson Jr., O-757381, LA, Pilot
Flt. Off. Michael J. Nemerowski, T-061730, MA, Co-Pilot
Flt. Off. Victor I. Kinkade, T-002168, IL, Navigator
S/Sgt. Marccena F. Dottoviano, 13088789, PA, Bombardier
T/Sgt. Anthony G. Trebnik, 36585057, MI, Radio Operator
S/Sgt. Frank A. Caldwell, 34623329, TN, Waist Gunner
S/Sgt. William R. Ewing, 35046190, OH, Tail Gunner
S/Sgt. Jack G. Kromer, 36800796, WI, Ball Turret Gunner
Sources:
USAAF Missing Air Crew Report No. 7816
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_5.html
http://usaafdata.com/?q=search&page=1606&order=field..
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3303922/michael-j-nemerowski
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Mar-2022 19:51 | Gumby778 | Added |
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