ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50320
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| Date: | Thursday 6 July 1944 |
| Time: | 01:42 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-1-VE Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 8th AFCC /858th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-39811 |
| MSN: | 6554 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Overschie, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Cheddington, Buckinghamshire |
Nickel - Leaflet dropping operation - Rotterdam
The aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Ofw. Josef Ströhlein & Uffz. Hans Keune of the 2./NJG 1, who had taken off from Venlo airfield for a patrol in Himmelbett box Biber in a Heinkel He 219A. The Luftwaffe crew in return was forced to evacuate their aircraft due to both engines being disabled by the Fortress' return fire.
Pilot 2/Lt. J.R. Brown / evader, POW
Co-Pilot 2/Lt. J.M. Mann / evaded, reported POW 7-7-44
Navigator 2/Lt. C.W. Limehouse / POW
Bombardier 2/Lt. R.C. Keedwell / buried USA
Engineer T/Sgt. W.D. Harris / evaded, reported POW 8-8-44
Radio Operator T/Sgt. S.L. Lee / POW
Ball Turret Gunner S/Sgt. J.H. McNamara / evaded, reported POW 22-8-44
Waist Gunner S/Sgt. N. Hollander / POW
Waist Gunner S/Sgt. R.M. Tyne / POW
Tail Gunner S/Sgt. G.A. Jellison / POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3855&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three
Google Maps
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Sep-2011 04:25 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Oct-2020 19:15 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jan-2021 16:30 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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