ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 311116
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| Date: | Saturday 17 April 1943 |
| Time: | 13:08 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-65-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 369BS/306BG USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-29658 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Stotel, Loxstedt, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thurleigh |
Missing in Action Bremen 17/4/43 with Frank Watson, Co-pilot: Bob Kemp, Bombardier: Bob Hansen, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Roy Livington, Waist gunner: George Kormish (5 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Calvin Bjornsgaard, Radio Operator: Wilbur Giraud, Ball turret gunner: Reed Bottomley, Waist gunner: Art Sanders,Tail gunner: Larry Davis (5 Killed in Action)
Hit by Flak and crashed.
Absturz um 13.08 Uhr - 100 % Bruch - keine Kennzeichen - Fl.H. Wesermünde birgt.
Sources:
Bits & Pieces, 072 + Dokument vom 19.04.1943 über Abschüsse am 17.04.1943 beim Angriff auf Bremen
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/archive/aircraft/42-29658
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Apr-2023 08:40 | TigerTimon | Added |
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