ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51321
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| Date: | Sunday 10 October 1943 |
| Time: | 15:23 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-95-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 390th BGp /571th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-30265 |
| MSN: | 5379 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near de Haarmühle, Buurse, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Framlingham, Suffolk |
Aircraft Code---FC-V and nicknamed "Pinky"
Target: Münster, Germany
Damaged by German Flak and later shot down by a Luftwaffe Fw 190 A-6 fighter from JG 26. Desintegrated in mid-air.
Crew: --1xKIA (Sgt Look),---8xPOW,---1xEvt (Sgt Converse)
Pilot 2nd Lt. F.E. Ward O-742100 USAAF Survived POW
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. L.B. Mc Grady O-743251 USAAF Survived POW
Navigator 2nd Lt. H.J. Wolosin O-678807 USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier S/Sgt. L.S. Look 11014261 USAAF Margraten B-17-29
Engineer S/Sgt. E.W. Leonard 31147024 USAAF Survived POW
Radio Operator S/Sgt. W.P. Roy 37299736 USAAF Survived POW
LW Gunner S/Sgt. J.J. Cleary 32480477 USAAF Survived POW
RW Gunner S/Sgt. A.W. Judd 36221689 USAAF Survived POW
BT Gunner S/Sgt. M.C. Schwermer 15104297 USAAF Survived POW
T Gunner Sgt. T.G. Converse 12149861 USAAF Survived POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2962&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/4244
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Jun-2009 09:14 | w.bleumink | Updated |
| 02-Sep-2011 10:39 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Oct-2018 09:18 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2020 08:56 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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