ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52223
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| Date: | Thursday 23 March 1944 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-30-DL Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 452th BGp /731th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-38157 |
| MSN: | 8943 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | meadow near Ashford, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Deopham Green/AAF Sta.142, Norfolk |
The battle-damaged aircraft nicknamed 'Four Freedoms' returned to England with only two men, pilot 1st Lt. J.J. Pesch and co-pilot 2nd Lt. J.C. Amley. Over the Netherlands, the aircraft had been attacked by Luftwaffe fighters, with eight crew members bailing out and being taken prisoner of war.
The Fortress was on an operation to aviation industry at Braunschweig, Germany.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3542A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/7080
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/835
Google Maps
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Sep-2011 04:04 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Sep-2012 10:33 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Mar-2019 20:59 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Mar-2019 18:13 | TigerTimon | Updated [Country] |
| 05-Apr-2020 09:39 | Investig | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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