ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51119
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| Date: | Thursday 16 December 1943 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-1-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 96th BGp /337th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-31086 |
| MSN: | 6200 |
| 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 42-37739 following Luftwaffe fighter attack:
Hit by an Fw 190A of the 1./JG 1 from Dortmund-Brackel airfield, Germany.
Target: Bremen, Germany
Call Sign: AW-O
Crew; 10 KiA:
Pilot 1st Lt. E.R. Smith O-795843 USAAF Margraten P-1-7
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. A.J. Csizmadia O-798450 USAAF USA
Navigator 2nd Lt. H.D. Reid jr. O-671178 USAAF Margraten M-2-1
Bombardier 2nd Lt. R.S. Trusler O-736669 USAAF USA
Engineer T/Sgt. E.V. Hawkes 12130482 USAAF USA
Radio Operator T/Sgt. M.L. Sassen 39609896 USAAF Margraten N-1-5
Air gunner S/Sgt. H.O. Inscoe jr. 34315009 USAAF USA
Air gunner S/Sgt. H.E. Guise 13092737 USAAF Margraten A-10-4
BT Gunner S/Sgt. F.R. Cunningham 33286504 USAAF Margraten F-21-26
T Gunner S/Sgt. J.J. Bavosa 32407737 USAAF Margraten L-7-17
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3228&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/5146
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Sep-2011 09:35 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2011 02:48 | Uli Elch | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2011 13:43 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Narrative] |
| 14-Dec-2018 18:02 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Dec-2018 18:03 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2020 19:28 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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