ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49567
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 December 1944 |
| Time: | 14:43 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-75-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 486th BGp /833th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-37927 |
| MSN: | 8905 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near the breakwater of IJmuiden harbour, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Sudbury/AAF Sta.174, Suffolk |
'The Last Roundup' was hit by Flak over the target. The battle-damaged aircraft was escorted by fighters over the Netherlands but in the end, shot down by Flak over Ijmuiden. It crashed between the piers at IJmuiden harbour.
The Fortress was on an operation to the Leuna oil refinery at Merseburg (Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany).
Five crew members are missing in action:
Pilot 2/Lt. B.C. Alexander O-760522 USAAF / Margraten WOM, Limburg
Co-Pilot 2/Lt. C.B. Bryson O-771285 USAAF / buried USA
Navigator F/O. R.J. Sykora T-130000 USAAF / Margraten WOM, Limburg
Bombardier 1/Lt. W.C. Hummel O-732847 USAAF / buried USA
Engineer Cpl. R.L. Henry 39838448 USAAF / buried Fort Gibson National Cemetery in the USA
Radio Operator Cpl. R.C. Cooke 36747223 USAAF / buried USA
Ball Turret Gunner Cpl. I. Wolstein 17118603 USAAF / Margraten WOM, Limburg
Waist Gunner Cpl. D.K. Shurtleff 31141379 USAAF / Margraten WOM, Limburg
Tail Gunner S/Sgt. C. Zolynski 33333655 USAAF / Margraten WOM, Limburg
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4783&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
JF Baugher
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/11933
Google Maps
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Sep-2011 06:59 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Feb-2016 16:02 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Oct-2019 18:23 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2020 16:03 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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