ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51336
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| Date: | Friday 8 October 1943 |
| Time: | 15:12 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-10-DL Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 305th BGp /365th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-37751 |
| MSN: | 8537 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Noordoostpolder, 5 km NE of Urk, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chelveston /AAF Sta.105 |
Damaged then shot down by Leutnant Franz Ruhl of the 4./JG 3 (flying a Bf 109 G-6 from Schiphol airfield) and crash-landed in the Noordoostpolder area, the Netherlands. 7 POW, 3 evaded.
Call Sign: XK-P
Crew:
Pilot 2nd Lt. W.E. Emmert O-737384 USAAF Survived POW
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. R.W. Fortnam O-681371 USAAF Survived POW
Navigator 2nd Lt. E.F. Shelander O-747144 USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier S/Sgt. W.J. Fox 18069336 USAAF Survived POW
Engineer T/Sgt. J.V. Weiss 36359646 USAAF Survived evader
Radio Operator T/Sgt. H.E. Bessette 11036499 USAAF Survived evader
LW Gunner S/Sgt. E.F. Kevil 38229125 USAAF Survived POW
RW Gunner Sgt. T.J. Sysol 36152220 USAAF Survived POW
BT Gunner S/Sgt. J.F. Strange 39456016 USAAF Survived evader
T Gunner S/Sgt. H.L. Newton 17090660 USAAF Survived POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2935&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/6674
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Sep-2011 03:20 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Oct-2018 19:29 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 31-Mar-2020 20:47 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 13-Jun-2022 21:51 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 15-Jun-2022 17:15 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 17-Jun-2022 21:11 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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