ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50446
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| Date: | Sunday 28 May 1944 |
| Time: | 15:40 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-50-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 388th BGp /562th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-102485 |
| MSN: | 7987 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | S of the Groenekanseweg, Groenekan, Utrecht -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Knettishall /AAF Sta.136, Suffolk |
Takeoff at 10:07 LT for an operation against an oil dump at Königsborn (Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany).
'Bare Essentials' was hit by Flak, the pilots force-landing the aircraft. 3 KiA, 7 POW.
Call Sign: -R
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. A.M. Codding O-803776 USAAF Survived POW
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. R.B. Withers O-803728 USAAF Survived POW
Navigator 2nd Lt. D.L. Chiles O-753131 USAAF USA
Bombardier S/Sgt. D.D. McBeth 17156799 USAAF USA
Engineer T/Sgt. R.C. Berg 36221702 USAAF Survived POW
Radio Operator T/Sgt. C.H. Waite 32580579 USAAF Survived POW
LW Gunner S/Sgt. T.L. Roskowick 39559923 USAAF Margraten P-8-1
RW Gunner S/Sgt. L.G. Brown 38206395 USAAF Survived POW
BT Gunner S/Sgt. K.M. Joye 14126288 USAAF Survived POW
T Gunner S/Sgt. J.W. Mulder 37470127 USAAF Survived POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3734&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/1536
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/84
http://aircrewremembered.com/USAAFCombatOperations/May.44.html
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Sep-2011 06:11 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-May-2019 08:03 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-May-2019 08:05 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 02-Apr-2020 15:46 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2022 11:29 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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