ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 311043
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| Date: | Saturday 17 April 1943 |
| Time: | 13:18 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-65-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 367BS/306BG USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-29643 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Visbek, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thurleigh |
'Moonbeam Queen'
Missing in Action Bremen 17/4/43 with Bob Miller, Co-pilot: John Teare, Navigator: Jack Shaaber, Bombardier: Jim Shelley, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ed Small, Radio Operator: Joe Spiro, Ball turret gunner: Bill Phillips, Waist gunner: Jesse Wade, Waist gunner: Edwin Truscott,Tail gunner: Milton Williams (10 Prisoner of War).
The aircraft was shot up by Major Fritz Losigkeit of the Stab I./JG 1 based at Deelen airfield (the Netherlands), who was flying an Fw 190A:
(claim) B-17 13.18 PlQu 05 Ost / 8315, 7000 meters.
Sources:
Bits & Pieces, 072 + 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/42-29643
JFV Teil 10/II (Jochen Prien et.al.)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Apr-2023 19:22 | TigerTimon | Added |
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