ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51867
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| Date: | Friday 21 May 1943 |
| Time: | 12:35 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 94th BGp /331th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-29727 |
| MSN: | 4841 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Stobben, Vlagtwedde, Groningen prv -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bassingbourn /AAF Sta.121 |
'In Der Fuehrer's Face' was shot down by Unteroffizier Helmut Beckmann of the 2./JG 27, flying a Bf 109 G-4 from Leeuwarden airfield.
Target: Emden
Call Sign: QE-
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. L.L. Wetzel O-792189 USAAF Margraten L-13-11
Co-Pilot F/O. E.E. Sutton T-000239 USAAF USA
Navigator 2nd Lt. C. Hopewell USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier 2nd Lt. C.R. Pearson O-732965 USAAF Margraten B-2-29
Radio Operator T/Sgt. S.L. Hendrix 38127379 USAAF USA dow 4-jun-43 Groningen
Air gunner T/Sgt. R.E. Crisp 15086532 USAAF USA
Air gunner S/Sgt. G. Harding 14053367 USAAF USA
Air gunner S/Sgt. C. Rendler jr. 39532169 USAAF Margraten B-4-28
Air gunner S/Sgt. B.M. Loftis 33120326 USAAF Belgium C-36-21 Buried Ardennes American Cem
Air gunner T/Sgt. H.C. Kurn USAAF Survived POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2346&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/3653
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Sep-2011 08:18 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-May-2018 19:10 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Dec-2019 09:20 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 31-Mar-2020 17:38 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2022 09:54 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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