ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51715
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| Date: | Friday 25 June 1943 |
| Time: | 09:10 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 423rd BSqn /306th BGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-5180 |
| MSN: | 3719 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Bourtange, Groningen prv -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thurleigh / AAF Stn.111 |
'DFC' was shot down by Unteroffizier Hans-Georg Guthenke of the 3./JG 11 (flying an Fw 190 A-4 from Husum airfield, Germany) at Bourtange, Netherlands. The crew bailed out.
1 KiA, 9 POW.
Call Sign: RD-B
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. T.E. Logan USAAF Survived POW
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. M.W. Davis USAAF Survived POW
Navigator 2nd Lt. E.F. Dornbrook USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier 2nd Lt. D.W. Cox USAAF Survived POW
Engineer T/Sgt. S.M. Wentworth USAAF Survived POW
Radio Operator T/Sgt. A. Schwatz 35276626 USAAF Belgium C-6-24 Buried Ardennes American Cem
Air gunner S/Sgt. H.V. Wilson USAAF Survived POW
Air gunner S/Sgt. A. Romero USAAF Survived POW
Air gunner S/Sgt. J.C. Webb USAAF Survived POW
Air gunner S/Sgt. F.N. Porcelli USAAF Survived POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2581&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 07:42 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jun-2018 11:59 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Nov-2019 07:30 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 19-Dec-2019 21:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 24-Feb-2020 17:12 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2022 10:39 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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