ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50850
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 February 1944 |
| Time: | 13:40 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-1-VE Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 384th BGp /547th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-39809 |
| MSN: | 6552 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | between Oostrum and Venray, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grafton Underwood/AAF Sta.106 |
'Kayo' was damaged by Luftwaffe fighters over Germany, the crew abandoned the aircraft.
Gefreiter R. Pintsch of the 11./JG 3, who was on an Überführungsflug (transfer flight) from Regensburg to Venlo airfield in his Bf 109 G-6, spotted the aircraft and deliberately rammed it near Venlo, the Fortress crashing between Oostrum and Venray.
The Fortress was on an operation to aircraft factories at Aschersleben, Germany, as part of Operation Argument AKA 'Big Week'.
Call Sign: SO-M
Crew:
Pilot 2nd Lt. R.L. McDonald O-742756 USAAF Survived POW
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. P.M. Smith jr. O-446478 USAAF Belgium D-11-18 - buried American Cemetery Ardennes
Navigator 2nd Lt. W.J. Kontur O-741789 USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier 2nd Lt. G.H. Bean O-751585 USAAF Survived POW
Engineer T/Sgt. L.C. Pierce 33286699 USAAF Survived POW
Radio Operator T/Sgt. A.J. Franzo 12187814 USAAF Survived POW
LW Gunner S/Sgt. D. Gabriel 31189278 USAAF Survived POW
RW Gunner S/Sgt. R.T. Odom jr. 14053028 USAAF Survived POW
BT Gunner S/Sgt. R.H. Egger 19188500 USAAF Survived POW
T Gunner S/Sgt. R.R. Egger 19188474 USAAF Survived POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3450A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/7191
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/790
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Apr-2009 04:40 | Harmy | Updated |
| 03-Sep-2011 04:24 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2012 04:23 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Feb-2019 21:27 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Feb-2019 21:28 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Apr-2020 20:31 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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