ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51309
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| Date: | Sunday 10 October 1943 |
| Time: | 16:45 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-30-VE Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 388th BGp /562th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-5898 |
| MSN: | 6194 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | IJsselmeer E of Schellingwoude, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Knettishall /AAF Sta.136 |
'Little Lass' was hit by Flak, shot down by Luftwaffe fighters. Shot down by F. Keruz of the 9./JG 1 (flying a Bf 109 G-6 from Leeuwarden or Eelde airfield). The pilot ditched the aircraft on the IJsselmeer.
Call Sign: D
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. P.E. Williams O-794733 USAAF Survived POW
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. I. Rogg O-799462 USAAF Survived POW
Navigator 2nd Lt. E.G. Garver O-797303 USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier 2nd Lt. R.W. Macy O-671465 USAAF Survived POW
Engineer T/Sgt. R.J. Harwood 31155160 USAAF Survived POW
Radio Operator T/Sgt. A.A. Gardin 35323924 USAAF Survived POW
LW Gunner S/Sgt. M.B. Rollins 31140658 USAAF Survived POW
RW Gunner S/Sgt. R.S. Cornwell 31111283 USAAF Survived POW
BT Gunner S/Sgt. H.E. Moore 35513631 USAAF Survived POW
T Gunner S/Sgt. R.W. Conners 35420765 USAAF Survived POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2961&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/8435
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Sep-2011 07:21 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Oct-2018 09:08 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2020 09:05 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2022 03:58 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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