ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50809
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| Date: | Monday 6 March 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-30-BO Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 452th BGp /731th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-31919 |
| MSN: | 7033 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Deopham Green /AAF Sta.142, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Deopham Green /AAF Sta.142 |
| RAF Deopham Green |
'Evanton Babe' was heavily damaged by Flak and Luftwaffe fighters over the Netherlands. As a result, all crew members except the pilot bailed out of the aircraft. Seven were taken prisoner of war, one evaded capture and the bombardier was killed because his chute didn't open. The pilot managed to return to RAF Deopham Green where he crash-landed the aircraft. Damaged beyond repair.
The aircraft with call sign 'Z' 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 2nd Lt. R.C. Schimmel O-804411 USAAF Survived - returned to base
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. T.V. Mahalovich O-750809 USAAF Survived POW
Navigator 2nd Lt. H.E. Orberg O-678754 USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier 2nd Lt. W.J. Ziegele O-746641 USAAF Margraten I-14-3
Engineer T/Sgt. W.E. Elsberry 06833889 USAAF Survived - evaded, returned to England 27-11-44
Radio Operator T/Sgt. G.J. Westervelt 36196277 USAAF Survived POW
LW Gunner Private H.F. Burgess 35613604 USAAF Survived POW
RW Gunner S/Sgt. B.G. Schaffitzel 37498166 USAAF Survived POW
BT Gunner S/Sgt. R.N. Fjeld 17154923 USAAF Survived POW
T Gunner S/Sgt. P.J. King 11099487 USAAF Survived POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3500A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/6064
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/810
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Apr-2009 06:02 | Harmy | Updated |
| 03-Sep-2011 02:54 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2012 01:48 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2019 15:23 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2020 15:39 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 10-Jun-2022 10:41 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Operator] |
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