ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50224
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| Date: | Thursday 24 August 1944 |
| Time: | 13:40 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-20-DL Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 379th BGp /525th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-37903 |
| MSN: | 8881 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Marrum, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kimbolton/AAF Sta.117, Cambridgeshire |
The aircraft was hit by Flak over the target, the Leuna oil refinery at Merseburg (Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany).
Eight crew members are missing in action:
Pilot 2nd Lt. J.D. Connell O-697339 USAAF Margraten WOM
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. J.R. Crookston O-770961 USAAF Margraten WOM
Navigator 2nd Lt. W.C. Jaeger O-718322 USAAF Margraten WOM
Bombardier 2nd Lt. E.R. Bromage O-772935 USAAF - cemetery in the USA; he was found on the mud flats near Wierhuizen (Pieterburen, Groningen province) in December 1944
Engineer Sgt. J.H. Dean 18148539 USAAF Margraten WOM
Radio Operator Sgt. J.E. Gurley 34810045 USAAF Margraten WOM
BT Gunner Sgt. L.R. Paradis 11122870 USAAF Margraten WOM
W Gunner Sgt. R.E. Sahlberg 37570498 USAAF Margraten WOM
T Gunner Sgt. W.J. Harrison 35896174 USAAF Margraten WOM
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3944&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/11909
https://www.8thafhs.org/old/new/targets.php
Google Maps
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Sep-2011 06:51 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jul-2019 08:14 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2020 15:46 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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