ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 311084
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| Date: | Saturday 17 April 1943 |
| Time: | 13:35 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-50-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 401BS/91BG USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-5391 |
| MSN: | LL-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hilgenriedersiel, Hagermarsch, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bassingbourn |
Missing in Action Bremen 17/4/43 with Bob Walker, Co-pilot: Bob Vetter, Navigator: Roy Scott, Bombardier: George Zedonek, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Flanagan, Radio Operator: Gus Collins, Ball turret gunner: Bill Carroll, Waist gunner: Ray Oltman. (8 Prisoner of War); Waist gunner: Don Snell, Tail gunner: Nick Sandoff (2 Killed in Action); heavy enemy aircraft attacks, crashed Hilgenriedersiel.
Rain of Terror - Absturz um 13.10 Uhr - 70 % Bruch - Kennz. K Stern LL - Rückseite LL Stern K - 6 Gefangene, 2 Tote - F.H. Jever birgt.
Sources:
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/archive/aircraft/42-5391
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 08:41 | TigerTimon | Added |
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