ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51145
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| Date: | Saturday 11 December 1943 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-130-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 388th BGp /560th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-31020 |
| MSN: | 6134 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Finsterwolde, Groningen prv -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Knettishall /AAF Sta.136 |
Damaged by fighters and Marine-Flak near the target:
Hit by Obfw. Veutzke of the 4./ZG 26, flying an Me 410A from Hildesheim airfield, Germany.
Target: Emden, Germany
Call Sign: -J
Crew; 4 KiA, 6 POW:
Pilot 2nd Lt. C.L. Hughes USAAF Survived POW
Navigator 2nd Lt. L.N. Mensch USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier 2nd Lt. M.E. Willis USAAF Survived POW
Engineer Sgt. M. Magnarelli USAAF Survived POW
Radio Operator Sgt. E.W. Mayo USAAF Survived POW
Air gunner Sgt. J.R. Willis 18208864 USAAF Margraten C-20-22
Air gunner Sgt. W.J. Klik 31196117 USAAF USA
BT Gunner Sgt. L.E. Paup 37432338 USAAF USA
T Gunner Sgt. K.W. Wheeler USAAF Survived POW
- 2nd Lt. A.B. Johnston O-680644 USAAF Margraten C-20-20
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3196&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/5074
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Zerstoerergeschwader/ZG26.htm
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Sep-2011 07:07 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Dec-2018 12:33 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Apr-2020 09:58 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2022 10:26 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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