ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51464
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Date: | Thursday 19 August 1943 |
Time: | 20:15 |
Type: | Boeing B-17F-85-BO Fortress |
Owner/operator: | 388th BGp /561th BSqn USAAF |
Registration: | 42-30068 |
MSN: | 5182 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 10 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | between Haamstede and Renesse, Zeeland -
Netherlands
|
Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Knettishall (UK) |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:'Phartzac' was damaged by Flak from the Maasflotille, then shot down by two German fighters. Aug 19, 1943. (MACR 3068 has 1944, but it is wrong). The aircraft was on a bombing mission to Woensdrecht airfield, the Netherlands.
8 KiA, 2 POW.
Crew:
Pilot 2nd Lt. B. Howe O-796391 USAAF USA Buried Long Island National Cemetery
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. P.R. Gruhn O-680630 USAAF USA Wisconsin
Navigator 2nd Lt. A.G. Pilley O-735145 USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier 2nd Lt. J.H. Tutt O-732137 USAAF Survived POW
Engineer S/Sgt. J.E. Hillier 20156212 USAAF USA Buried Long Island National Cemetery
Radio Operator S/Sgt. S.A. Toth 35333545 USAAF USA Buried Long Island National Cemetery
Air gunner S/Sgt. G.E. Connelly 33248223 USAAF USA Pennsylvania
Air gunner S/Sgt. W.J. Stamp 32479211 USAAF USA New York
BT Gunner S/Sgt. D.T. Butt 36257911 USAAF USA Wisconsin
T Gunner S/Sgt. W.G. Ryan 32509771 USAAF USA Buried Long Island National Cemetery
Sources:
https://www.verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2820&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield= https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/4027 JF Baugher
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
17-Dec-2008 11:45 |
ASN archive |
Added |
02-Sep-2011 09:40 |
Uli Elch |
Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
09-Aug-2018 10:41 |
TigerTimon |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
19-Dec-2019 21:13 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
31-Mar-2020 20:27 |
Reno Raines |
Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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