ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 311042
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| Date: | Saturday 17 April 1943 |
| Time: | 13:18 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-10-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 401BS/91BG USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-24459 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hassel, Bassum, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bassingbourn |
“Hellsapoppin” failed to return with Pilot: John W. Wilson, Waist gunner: Walt Bohaczyk, Ball turret gunner: Gil Andrews, Waist gunner: Clifford Cadle, Tail gunner: Robert Ade; (5 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Art Bushnell, Navigator: Bob Barton, Bombardier: Harry Romm, Radio Operator: Howard A. Earney, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Norman Thompson (5 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft & intense flak barrage and dropped back to crashed Hassel.
Sources:
Bits & Pieces, 010 + www.luftarchiv.de 2010 + Dokument vom 19.04.1943 über Abschüsse am 17.04.1943 beim Angriff auf Bremen
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/archive/aircraft/41-24459
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Apr-2023 19:06 | TigerTimon | Added |
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