ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51869
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| Date: | Friday 21 May 1943 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-25-DL Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 95th BGp /335th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-3110 |
| MSN: | 8046 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Schanskerdijk, Drieborg, Groningen prv -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Alconbury |
Hit by Flak over the Dollard bay, shot down by Leutnant Horst Grimm of the 2./JG 27, flying a Bf 109 G-4 from Leeuwarden airfield.
Target: Emden
Call Sign: QW-D
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. D.C. Schnebly 01699560 USAAF Margraten J-21-5
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. G.E. Miller O-735430 USAAF USA
Navigator 2nd Lt. C. Roy O-660911 USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier 2nd Lt. W.H. Krava O-731384 USAAF Survived POW
Engineer T/Sgt. P.H. Auld 18024111 USAAF Margraten B-20-19
Radio Operator T/Sgt. O.H. Sanders jr. 32309870 USAAF Survived POW
LW Gunner S/Sgt. R.M. Curtiss 33190955 USAAF Survived POW
RW Gunner S/Sgt. C.T. Craig 39313743 USAAF USA
BT Gunner S/Sgt. M. Curtis 39248826 USAAF Survived POW
T Gunner S/Sgt. C.H. Corum 6561329 USAAF Survived POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2345&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
JF Baugher
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Jagdgeschwader/JG27-R.htm
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/5161
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Sep-2011 09:10 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-May-2018 18:55 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Dec-2019 09:20 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 31-Mar-2020 17:37 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2022 09:55 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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