ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51568
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 July 1943 |
| Time: | 12:15 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-70-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 92th BGp /327th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-29798 |
| MSN: | 4912 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | between Slagsteeg - Rijnsteeg, Wageningen, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Alconbury (UK) |
Damaged by Flak, forced to land by Luftwaffe fighters.
Call Sign: UX-C
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. B.J.J. Smothermann O-664075 USAAF Survived POW
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. D. Polak O-736342 USAAF Survived POW
Navigator 2nd Lt. S.J. Leigh O-791602 USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier S/Sgt. W.V. Mc Kenzie 16044193 USAAF Survived POW
Engineer T/Sgt. J.A. Pearson 14041258 USAAF Survived POW
Radio Operator T/Sgt. J.J. Fogarty 12036012 USAAF Survived POW
LW Gunner S/Sgt. C.L. Moore 17088641 USAAF Survived POW
RW Gunner S/Sgt. J.W. O'Connell 39826220 USAAF Survived POW
BT Gunner S/Sgt. V.M. Chandler 06397902 USAAF Survived POW
T Gunner Sgt. F. Rentz jr. 12012725 USAAF Survived POW
Sources:
https://www.verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2721&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Sep-2011 08:49 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative] |
| 25-Jul-2018 12:13 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 31-Mar-2020 19:57 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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