ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51305
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Date: | Thursday 14 October 1943 |
Time: | 13:45 |
Type: | Boeing B-17F-80-BO Fortress |
Owner/operator: | 305th BGp /364th BSqn USAAF |
Registration: | 42-29952 |
MSN: | 5066 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 10 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Limmel, Maastricht, Limburg -
Netherlands
|
Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Chelveston /AAF Sta.105 |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:'Sizzle' was shot down by Maj Johannes Seifert of the II./JG 26, flying an Fw 190 A-6 from Cambrai-Épinoy airfield, France. 5 KiA, 5 POW.
Call Sign: KY-J
Crew:
Pilot 2nd Lt. D.L. Murdock O-793820 USAAF USA Initially buried at Maastricht
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. E.L. Smith O-745758 USAAF Survived POW
Navigator 2nd Lt. J.C. Manahan O-734952 USAAF Margraten K-1-19
Bombardier S/Sgt. J.E. Miller 19160829 USAAF USA
Engineer S/Sgt. R.J. Kiggins 32383681 USAAF Margraten O-21-20
Radio Operator T/Sgt. T.B. Wiggins 34357159 USAAF Survived POW
LW Gunner Sgt. L.J. Levy 38313927 USAAF Survived POW
RW Gunner S/Sgt. T.E. Dienes 35407658 USAAF Margraten K-8-20
BT Gunner Sgt. J.F. Lloyd 35380603 USAAF Survived POW
T Gunner S/Sgt. W. Menzies 16111264 USAAF Survived POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2973&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield= http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/3901 JF Baugher
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
17-Dec-2008 11:45 |
ASN archive |
Added |
02-Sep-2011 08:57 |
Uli Elch |
Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
12-Oct-2018 07:09 |
TigerTimon |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
01-Apr-2020 09:08 |
Reno Raines |
Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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