ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51123
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| Date: | Thursday 16 December 1943 |
| Time: | 14:04 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-95-BO Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 95th BGp /412th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-30255 |
| MSN: | 5369 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea near De Koog, Texel, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Horham /AAF Sta.119 |
'Lonesome Polecat' was shot down by two Fw 190 A-7s of the 1./JG 1 from Dortmund-Brackel airfield, Germany.
Target: Bremen, Germany
Call Sign: QW-V
Crew; 3 KiA, 7 POW:
Pilot 2nd Lt. F.A. Delbern O-804624 USAAF Cambridge WOM
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. D.P. Neff O-680269 USAAF Margraten WOM
Navigator 2nd Lt. R.L. Jackson O-688444 USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier 2nd Lt. J.E. Woollen O-746968 USAAF Survived POW
Engineer S/Sgt. L.E. Dodson 36067056 USAAF Survived POW
Radio Operator S/Sgt. E.F. Darter 39541802 USAAF Cambridge WOM
LW Gunner S/Sgt. F.V. Lee 14134290 USAAF Survived POW
RW Gunner Sgt. D.A. Hupp 35661245 USAAF Survived POW
BT Gunner S/Sgt. C.J. Schreiner 39530635 USAAF Survived POW
T Gunner S/Sgt. R.T. Mc Keegan 33476905 USAAF Survived POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3224&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/4233
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Sep-2011 10:04 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Dec-2018 17:33 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2020 19:23 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2022 06:21 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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