ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49144
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| Date: | Friday 16 February 1945 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-35-VE Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 401th BGp /615th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-97869 |
| MSN: | 7234 / call sign: |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Klimbergweg, Rheezerveen, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Deenethorpe/AAF Sta.128, Northamptonshire |
'Maid to Order' was hit by Flak over Gelsenkirchen in Germany, the target; crashed on return.
Crew:
Pilot 1/Lt. E.A. Hansen O-772360 USAAF / buried USA
Co-Pilot F/O. J.S. Chuderewicz T-4671 USAAF / prisoner of war
Navigator 2/Lt. M. Greenberg O-1997849 USAAF / prisoner of war
Bombardier S/Sgt. J.L. Morrison 17181731 USAAF / prisoner of war
Radio Operator Sgt. J.V. Del Torto 32940850 USAAF / Margraten cemetery; grave K-16-8, initially buried Hardenberg
Top Turret Gunner T/Sgt. R.A. Miller 17155093 USAAF / evader, hiding in Zuidwolde area, Drenthe
Ball Turret Gunner S/Sgt. W.T. Brunson 38555031 USAAF / Margraten cemetery; grave B-10-1, initially buried Hardenberg
Waist Gunner S/Sgt. A.A. Karcher 36751903 USAAF / prisoner of war
Tail Gunner S/Sgt. L.M. Mc Knight 34795493 USAAF / prisoner of war
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5263&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
JF Baugher
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Sep-2011 04:39 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Feb-2020 17:52 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Feb-2020 17:55 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, Embed code] |
| 05-Apr-2020 19:13 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 24-Jun-2022 23:10 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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