ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51120
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| Date: | Thursday 16 December 1943 |
| Time: | 13:52 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-125-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 96th BGp /337th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-30872 |
| MSN: | 5986 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea W of Terschelling, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snetterton Heath /AAF Sta.138 |
'Ole Puss' collided with another B-17 after beiing hit by an engine of B-17G 'Zilch' with registration 42-31113.
Target: Bremen, Germany
Call Sign: AW-R
Crew; 10 KiA:
Pilot 1st Lt. L.M. Kerrick O-662947 USAAF Margraten WOM
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. G.V. Bleyle O-680597 USAAF Margraten WOM
Navigator 2nd Lt. L. Thompson O-736607 USAAF Margraten WOM
Bombardier 2nd Lt. F.W. Eakman O-676928 USAAF Margraten WOM
Engineer S/Sgt. A.B. Walker 18076480 USAAF Margraten WOM
Radio Operator T/Sgt. R.W. Wright 35366435 USAAF Margraten WOM
LW Gunner S/Sgt. C.W. Wilder 34406544 USAAF Margraten WOM
RW Gunner S/Sgt. S.J. Maruso 31164049 USAAF Margraten WOM
BT Gunner S/Sgt. D.R. Denmead 12038122 USAAF Margraten WOM
T Gunner S/Sgt. B.L. Haynes 34444117 USAAF Margraten WOM
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3227&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/4912
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Sep-2011 11:05 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Dec-2018 17:47 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2020 19:27 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2022 23:26 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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