ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 311081
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| Date: | Saturday 17 April 1943 |
| Time: | 12:55 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-40-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 401BS/91BG USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-5172 |
| MSN: | LL - Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Beckeln, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bassingbourn |
Missing in Action Bremen 17/4/43 with Harry Beasley, Co-pilot: Walt McLain (2 Killed in Action); Navigator: Harry Sipe, Bombardier: Matt Michaels, Radio Operator: Mark Schaefer, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jay Franklin, Ball turret gunner: Jim Branch, Waist gunner: John Cagle,Tail gunner: Ed Jediak, Waist gunner: Everett Creason (8 Prisoner of War);
Flak damage, crew bailed over Bruchhausen, while ship crashed Beckeln.
Thunderbird - Absturz um 12.55 Uhr - 100 % Bruch - keine Kennzeichen - 2 Tote, Rest gefangen - Fl.H. Quakenbrück birgt.
Sources:
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/archive/aircraft/42-5172
Bits & Pieces, 012 + www.luftarchiv.de 2010 + Dokument vom 19.04.1943 über Abschüsse am 17.04.1943 beim Angriff auf Bremen
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Apr-2023 08:00 | TigerTimon | Added |
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