ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51115
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| Date: | Thursday 16 December 1943 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-10-DL Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 96th BGp /337th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-37739 |
| MSN: | 8525 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | between Rauwerd and Poppingawier, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snetterton Heath /AAF Sta.138 |
Collided with B-17G 42-31086 after being hit by an Fw 190A of the 1./JG 1 from Dortmund-Brackel airfield, Germany.
Target: Bremen, Germany
Call Sign: AW-N
Crew; 10 KiA:
Pilot 1st Lt. M.C. Freemole O-798473 USAAF USA Buried Jefferson Barracks
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. C.M. Freeman O-681373 USAAF USA
Navigator 2nd Lt. J.L. Mc Inthyre O-749443 USAAF USA
Bombardier 2nd Lt. R.H. Locke O-674691 USAAF USA
Engineer T/Sgt. R.E. Smith 35339427 USAAF USA
Radio Operator T/Sgt. R.C. Andrews 33249400 USAAF USA
LW Gunner S/Sgt. K.W. Schmalian 37146647 USAAF USA
RW Gunner S/Sgt. J.R. Costlow 13011785 USAAF Margraten E-5-26
BT Gunner S/Sgt. W.H. Duke 34335332 USAAF USA
T Gunner S/Sgt. E.T. Kalinka 32557808 USAAF USA
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3230&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/6662
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Sep-2011 02:44 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Dec-2018 18:13 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2020 19:30 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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