ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 311083
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| Date: | Saturday 17 April 1943 |
| Time: | 13:05 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-60-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 401BS/91BG USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-29574 |
| MSN: | LL-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fiebing, Großefehn, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bassingbourn |
Missing in Action Bremen 17/4/43 with Nick Stoffel (+ 92BG crew), Co-pilot: Capt Bob Foster, Navigator: John Segrest, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Edson Saylor, Waist gunner: John Townsend (5 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Everett Coppage, Radio Operator: Harry Langhofer, Ball turret gunner: Carl Quist, Waist gunner: Doug Wood, Tail gunner: Matt Medina (5 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Fiebing.
The Sky Wolf II - Absturz um 13.05 Uhr - Fl.H. Jever birgt - 90 % Bruch.
Sources:
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/archive/aircraft/42-29574
Bits & Pieces, 013 + www.luftarchiv.de 2010 + Dokument vom 19.04.1943 über Abschüsse am 17.04.1943 beim Angriff auf Bremen
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Apr-2023 08:33 | TigerTimon | Added |
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