ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51449
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| Date: | Thursday 19 August 1943 |
| Time: | 18:32 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-50-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 303th BGp /427th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-5392 |
| MSN: | 3931 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off Hoek van Holland, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Molesworth /AAF Sta.107 Cambridgeshire |
'City of Albuquerque' was hit by Flak.
The aircraft was on a bombing mission to Gilze-Rijen airfield, the Netherlands.
Call Sign: GN-X
Crew:
Pilot 2nd Lt. L.H. Quillen O-738242 USAAF USA Washed up and initially buried at Amsterdam and Margraten. Now Colorado USA
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. J.R. Homan O-746348 USAAF Margraten WOM
Navigator 2nd Lt. B.W. Colby O-797269 USAAF Margraten M-13-17
Bombardier 2nd Lt. W.N. Irish O-741527 USAAF USA Colorado
Engineer T/Sgt. E.F. Richter 17031113 USAAF USA Kansas
Radio Operator T/Sgt. S.J. Di Cosmo 38210049 USAAF Margraten WOM
LW Gunner S/Sgt. J.H. Brown 18083590 USAAF Survived POW
RW Gunner Sgt. P.W. Abernathy 14165828 USAAF Survived POW
BT Gunner S/Sgt. E.O. Price 15332265 USAAF Survived POW
T Gunner S/Sgt. A.K. Sauer 35487544 USAAF Survived POW
Sources:
https://www.verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2817&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/8138
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Sep-2011 07:39 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Aug-2018 08:52 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Nov-2019 07:21 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 24-Feb-2020 17:54 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 20-Jun-2022 01:00 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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