ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51213
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| Date: | Friday 26 November 1943 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-10-DL Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 379th BGp /526th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-37787 |
| MSN: | 8573 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | near Borger, Drenthe -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kimbolton /AAF Sta.117 |
Hit by German fighters near Bremen, among others by Oberleutnant Friedrich Freyschmidt of the 8./ZG 26, flying a Bf 110 G-2 from Wunstorf airfield, Germany. A belly landing was the result. 10 POW.
Target: Bremen, Germany
Call Sign: LF-
Crew:
Pilot 2nd Lt. S.H. Bender O-679030 USAAF Survived POW
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. A.H. Schmidt O-679948 USAAF Survived POW
Navigator 2nd Lt. J.C. Newbold O-683853 USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier 2nd Lt. H.N. Mullaney O-673864 USAAF Survived POW
Engineer Sgt. L. Smith 38334025 USAAF Survived POW
Radio Operator S/Sgt. H.A. Pattrin 17162141 USAAF Survived POW
LW Gunner S/Sgt. H.E. Tate 15046448 USAAF Survived POW
RW Gunner S/Sgt. P.C. Hieatt 35664075 USAAF Survived POW
BT Gunner Sgt. C.W. Principe 16147460 USAAF Survived POW
T Gunner S/Sgt. F.A. Svehla 36601916 USAAF Survived POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3123&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/6710
JF Baugher
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 February 1945 | 43-37595 | 351th BGp /511th BSqn USAAF | 9 | near Lutton, Northamptonshire |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Sep-2011 03:26 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Nov-2018 15:30 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Nov-2018 15:31 | TigerTimon | Updated [Damage] |
| 01-Apr-2020 18:59 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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