ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51170
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 December 1943 |
| Time: | 12:35 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-75-DL Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 379th BGp /525th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-3559 |
| MSN: | FR-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 30 km SW of Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kimbolton /AAF Sta.117 |
Believed seen to explode.
The aircraft was on an operation to the industrial area at Solingen, Germany.
Crew:
Pilot 2nd Lt. Charles Thomson O-799504 USAAF Survived POW
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. William J. Stumpff O-746458 USAAF Survived POW
Navigator 2nd Lt. Albert. Scolnick O-671114 USAAF Survived EVD
Bombardier 2nd Lt. Clarence M.Smith O-738589 USAAF Survived EVD
Engineer S/Sgt. H.L. Cropp 33353706 USAAF Survived POW
Radio Operator T/Sgt.Robert C.Kelker 13131412 USAAF Survived EVD
LW Gunner S/Sgt.Donlad E. Fraser 31146313 USAAF Survived POW
RW Gunner S/Sgt.Lawrence N. Major 33361720 USAAF Survived EVD
BT Gunner S/Sgt.Wallace L. Kershner 13120784 USAAF Survived POW
T Gunner S/Sgt.Russel E. Hatch 13399900 USAAF Survived POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3164&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/6630
JF Baugher
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/6630 Mark Major
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Sep-2011 12:04 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Nov-2018 15:37 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2020 19:14 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 07-Feb-2021 17:43 | Mark Major | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jun-2022 20:42 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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