ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50240
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 August 1944 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24H-15-DT Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 466th BGp /787th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-28932 |
| MSN: | 6L-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | along the Giethoorn - Steenwijk canal, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Attlebridge, Norfolk |
On return from an operation against Vechta airfield (Niedersachsen, Germany), 'Ramblin' Wreck' fell foul of approximately twenty Messerschmitt Bf 109G's of the III./JG 53 and II./JG 5. Both units were based at Sachau airfield, Germany.
Claimants were:
- Leutnant Alfred Seidl of the 10./JG 53 (B-24 shot down)
- Oberleutnant Ritter of the 11./JG 53 (B-24 shot down)
- Leutnant Johann Funder of the Stab III./JG 53 (B-24 shot down)
- Major Franz Götz of the Stab III./JG 53 (B-24 shot down)
These four claims were all confirmed by the Abschuss Kommission of the OKL/RLM.
- Leutnant Weissberg of the 5./JG 5 (B-24 HSS (shot out of formation))
- Unteroffizier Schneider of the 6./JG 5 (B-24 shot down)
- Leutnant Schneider of the 6./JG 5 (B-24 HHS (shot out of formation))
- Oberfähnrich Papensch of the 6./JG 5 (B-24 shot down)
Only the claim of Ofhr. Papensch was confirmed by the Abschuss Kommission.
Crew:
Pilot 2nd Lt. R.W. Harrington O-817669 USAAF Survived - evader
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. J.E. Miller O-703007 USAAF Survived - POW
Bombardier 2nd Lt. R.G. Borst O-716705 USAAF Survived - evader
Engineer S/Sgt. T.L. Jones 18194593 USAAF - cemetery in the USA
Radio Operator S/Sgt. L. Palermo 39276049 USAAF Survived - POW
Nose Gunner Sgt. W.K. Meyer 18168351 USAAF Survived - evader
LW Gunner S/Sgt. W.M. Julian Jr. 14160074 USAAF Margraten cemetery; P-2-17
RW Gunner Sgt. W.H. Rye 35679773 USAAF Survived - evader
BT Gunner Sgt. L.O. Kelley 33530252 USAAF Survived - POW
T Gunner Sgt. C.A. Zyb 36649609 USAAF - cemetery in the USA
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3931&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/832
LW Claims by Michael Balss
Google Maps
'Vliegvelden in Oorlogstijd'
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Jul-2019 08:05 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Jul-2019 17:22 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jan-2021 15:36 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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