ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51569
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 July 1943 |
| Time: | 10:45 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-70-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 379th BGp /527th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-29796 |
| MSN: | 4910 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | along the Zeijerlaar road, west of Vries, Drenthe -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kimbolton /AAF Sta.117 |
Hit by Flak and shot down by Oberfeldwebel Hans Laun of the 3./JG 1, flying an Fw 190 A-5 from Deelen airfield and crashed.
Call Sign: FO-
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. C.L. Taylor O-408219 USAAF Margraten A-3-2 Initially buried at Vries
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. R.D. Kendall O-675598 USAAF Survived POW
Navigator 2nd Lt. J. Coniglio O-673481 USAAF Margraten P-11-6
Bombardier 2nd Lt. T.V. Nash O-735907 USAAF Margraten O-9-7
Engineer T/Sgt. R.A. Howell 17046890 USAAF Margraten J-8-14
Radio Operator Sgt. W.T. Mulcahy 39391717 USAAF Survived POW
LW Gunner S/Sgt. A.M. Sherman 32447952 USAAF Survived POW
RW Gunner Sgt. H.L. Dent 14045600 USAAF Margraten A-4-20
BT Gunner S/Sgt. J.A. Kinney 31203187 USAAF Margraten B-5-14
T Gunner S/Sgt. G.L. Widick 37219162 USAAF USA
Sources:
https://www.verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2724&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 08:45 | Ui Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jul-2018 15:46 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Mar-2020 19:57 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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