ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51146
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| Date: | Saturday 11 December 1943 |
| Time: | 12:27 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-120-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 385th BGp /551th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-30816 |
| MSN: | 5930 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Zuurdijk - Warfhuizen, Groningen prv -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Great Ashfield /AAF Sta.155 |
'Mary Ellen III' was attacked by Luftwaffe fighters on the return flight:
Hit by Obfw. Siegfried Zick of the 7./JG 11, flying a Bf 109G from Oldenburg airfield, Germany.
Target: Emden, Germany
Call Sign: SG-J
Crew; 2 KiA, 8 POW:
Pilot 1st Lt. F.V. Poore O-797601 USAAF Survived POW
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. J.R. Ward O-802285 USAAF Survived POW
Navigator 2nd Lt. L.C. Stuckenbruck O-735000 USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier 2nd Lt. W.A. Nicholls O-673805 USAAF Survived POW
Engineer S/Sgt. A.M. Woodall 14083140 USAAF Margraten A-8-27
Radio Operator S/Sgt. P.L. Balogh 35333547 USAAF Survived POW
LW Gunner T/Sgt. W.A. Kelly 31155164 USAAF Survived POW
RW Gunner S/Sgt. J.B. O'Connell jr. 31078295 USAAF Survived POW
BT Gunner S/Sgt. H.L. Morris 17020292 USAAF USA
T Gunner S/Sgt. J. Capillos 11046233 USAAF Survived POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3195&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/4850
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Sep-2011 11:12 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Dec-2018 22:14 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Apr-2020 09:56 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2022 10:27 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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