ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51556
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 July 1943 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-50-DL Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 96th BGp /338th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-3345 |
| MSN: | 8281 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea near IJmuiden, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snetterton Heath /AAF Sta.138 |
'Paper Doll' was shot down by Oberleutnant Rudolf Patzak of the 8./JG 54, flying a Bf 109 G-6 from Schiphol airfield and ditched in the North Sea.
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. E.R. Deshotels O-736487 USAAF Survived POW
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. O.B. Prichard O-742894 USAAF Survived POW
Navigator 2nd Lt. L. D'Adessio O-7964898 USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier 2nd Lt. N.H. Mc Call O-734715 USAAF Survived POW
Engineer T/Sgt. H. Hudson jr. 34274995 USAAF Survived POW
Radio Operator T/Sgt. W.E. Bolton 14156032 USAAF Survived POW
Air gunner S/Sgt. A.B. Farrow 18057682 USAAF Survived POW
Air gunner Sgt. G.A. Ganem 18011642 USAAF Survived POW
Air gunner S/Sgt. K.E. Godfrey 35304134 USAAF Survived POW
Air gunner S/Sgt. R.G. Hallenbeck jr. 06277308 USAAF Survived POW
Sources:
https://www.verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2723&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Sep-2011 11:30 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jul-2018 15:18 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jul-2018 15:48 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 31-Mar-2020 20:17 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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