ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50868
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 February 1944 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-15-BO Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 303th BGp /360th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-31399 |
| MSN: | 6513 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lekdijk near Amerongen, Utrecht -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Molesworth/AAF Sta.107, Cambridgeshire |
The aircraft was damaged by Luftwaffe fighter attack on the return flight. The pilot crash-landed the aircraft.
The Fortress was on an operation to aircraft factories at Aschersleben, Germany, as part of Operation Argument AKA 'Big Week'.
Call Sign: PU-F
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3449&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/5490
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 04:41 | Harmy | Updated |
| 01-Sep-2011 10:23 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2012 04:27 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Phase, Source] |
| 18-Feb-2019 21:00 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Apr-2020 20:33 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 17-Jun-2022 09:32 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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