ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51337
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| Date: | Friday 8 October 1943 |
| Time: | 15:07 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-50-DL Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 100th BGp /351th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-3386 |
| MSN: | 8322 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Bellingwolde, Groningen prv -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thorpe Abbotts /AAF Sta.139 |
'Marie Helena' suffered a mid-air collision with Oberleutnant Erich Hondt of the 2./JG 11 (flying an Fw 190 A-5/U12 from probably Husum airfield, Germany) and crashed near Bellingwolde, Netherlands on mission to Bremen. 10 KiA. Oblt Hondt was thrown clear and survived. The Boeing disintegrated in mid-air.
Hondt was badly burned and was for 1 year in a Hospital of Groningen. He died in 1978.
Call Sign: EP-H
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. R.J. Gormley O-797516 USAAF Margraten M-18-1 Initially buried at Bellingwolde
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. E.J. Fox O-801555 USAAF USA
Navigator 2nd Lt. P.T. Motta O-749446 USAAF Belgium D-20-21 Buried Ardennes American Cemetery
Bombardier 2nd Lt. W.J. Heath O-676220 USAAF Belgium D-11-16 Buried Ardennes American Cemetery
Engineer T/Sgt. J.B. Mc Phee 36122736 USAAF Margraten A-3-27
Radio Operator T/Sgt. D.A. von Seggern 35374810 USAAF Margraten A-8-15
Air gunner S/Sgt. W.A. Avery jr. 16087699 USAAF USA
Air gunner S/Sgt. C.N. Presley 14046069 USAAF USA
BT Gunner S/Sgt. D.R. Hilton 37233560 USAAF USA
T Gunner S/Sgt. C.E. Rife 37233529 USAAF USA
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2933&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/6457
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Mar-2011 07:28 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants] |
| 02-Sep-2011 11:31 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2016 18:59 | Chris | Updated [Narrative] |
| 05-Oct-2018 19:41 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Mar-2020 20:46 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2022 10:15 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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