ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50803
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| Date: | Monday 6 March 1944 |
| Time: | 14:50 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-15-DL Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 388th BGp /562th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-37886 |
| MSN: | 8672 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Zwartemeer, Drenthe -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Knettishall/AAF Sta.136, Suffolk |
'Blitzing Betsy' was attacked by Fw 190A's. While the crew was bailing out, the aircraft struck B-17G
42-40054, exploded in mid-air, with both aircraft crashing. 4 killed, six bailed out, five taken prisoner of war, one evaded (plus 6 KiA in 42-40054).
The aircraft with call sign '-U' was on an operation to industrial areas of one of the following 'Targets of Opportunity': Kalkeberge (now Rüdersdorf bei Berlin, Brandenburg), Oranienburg (Brandenburg), Potsdam (Brandenburg), Templin (Brandenburg), Verden (Niedersachsen) and Lutherstadt Wittenberg (Sachsen-Anhalt).
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. L.K. Watts O-742396 USAAF Survived POW
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. R.M. Kennedy O-748677 USAAF Survived POW
Navigator 2nd Lt. E.J. Murphy O-750206 USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier 2nd Lt. E.J. Kelley O-734468 USAAF Survived POW
Engineer T/Sgt. J.B. Ramsey 18030495 USAAF Survived Evaded
Radio Operator T/Sgt. I.N. Finkle 11101580 USAAF Survived POW
LW Gunner S/Sgt. D.W. Taylor 16150159 USAAF USA
RW Gunner S/Sgt. R.E. Hess 13084696 USAAF Margraten B-10-4
BT Gunner Sgt. R.M. Sweeney 13137212 USAAF USA
T Gunner S/Sgt. H.A. Brassfield 15382852 USAAF USA
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3498&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/6809
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/810
Google Maps
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Sep-2011 08:05 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2019 14:40 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2020 10:00 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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