ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51136
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| Date: | Saturday 11 December 1943 |
| Time: | 12:40 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-5-VE Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 94th BGp /332th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-39859 |
| MSN: | 6602 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | on the flats near Delfzijl, Groningen prv -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bury St Edmunds /AAF Sta.468 |
'Sweet Sue / Miss Mary' was hit by Werfergranate 21 rockets from the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-6 of Oblt. Hans-Heinrich "Kira" Koenig of the 3./JG 11. He had taken off from Husum airfield, Germany.
Parts recovered in 1970, Oudeschip, Waddenzee.
Target: Emden, Germany
Call Sign: XM-P
Crew; 4 KiA, 6 POW:
Pilot 2nd Lt. B.B. Capehart O-798968 USAAF Survived POW
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. L.W. Smith O-747911 USAAF Survived POW
Navigator 2nd Lt. V.D. Viterbo O-678796 USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier 2nd Lt. B.B. Wright O-679293 USAAF Survived POW
Engineer S/Sgt. R.J. Babcock 32507609 USAAF Survived POW
Radio Operator S/Sgt. R.L. Kirkpatrick 38187847 USAAF Survived POW
LW Gunner Sgt. B.T. Jones jr. 14153102 USAAF USA
RW Gunner Sgt. L.W. Hadley 37389675 USAAF USA Hit in the head by 20mm fire
BT Gunner Sgt. S.R. Landis 16149949 USAAF Margraten A-13-1 Hit in the stomach by 20mm fire
T Gunner Sgt. F.E. Castle 32548337 USAAF Margraten H-1-22
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3191&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/7241
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Sep-2011 04:35 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Dec-2018 16:40 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Dec-2018 16:41 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2020 19:36 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2022 08:57 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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