ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 278292
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| Date: | Thursday 9 September 1943 |
| Time: | 18:39 |
| Type: | Douglas B17 |
| Owner/operator: | Pilot Philip E. Higdon |
| Registration: | 42-3459 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 47km W of Ile de Groix -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | 384th BG, Station 106, Grafton Underwood, UK |
Missing in Action Nantes. Enemy aircraft KO’d #3 & #4 engines. 7 Prisoner of War 3 evaded capture Crashed near Plémet France. 49th claim for Staffelkapitän Herbert Huppertz of 8./JG 2
Sources:
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/6530
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-May-2022 05:21 | jhupp | Added |
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