ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52246
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| Date: | Saturday 11 March 1944 |
| Time: | 11:15 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-15-VE Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 447th BGp /710th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-97484 |
| MSN: | 6849 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 1 km west of Haamstede, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Rattlesden/AAF Sta.126, Suffolk |
The aircraft crashed with engines on fire. This was the result of Flak.
Tragically, the crew members that managed to bail out all drowned. Eight are commemorated on the Margraten Walls of the Missing.
The Fortress was on an operation to one of the 'Targets of Opportunity' in the Münster area (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany).
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. H.W. Overdorf O-746000 USAAF - missing in action
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. L. Teplitz O-678975 USAAF - missing in action
Navigator 2nd Lt. C. Adams O-685919 USAAF - missing in action
Bombardier 2nd Lt. N.G. Pantages O-738658 USAAF - missing in action
Engineer S/Sgt. W.W. Harper 38358206 USAAF - missing in action
Radio Operator T/Sgt. D.J. Fasanello 32570351 USAAF - missing in action
LW Gunner S/Sgt. C.E. Gessert 13137126 USAAF - missing in action
RW Gunner S/Sgt. D.R. Lincks 19005509 USAAF - buried USA
BT Gunner S/Sgt. E.J. Johnson 16145047 USAAF - missing in action
T Gunner S/Sgt. J.H. Schultz 13116980 USAAF - POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3524&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/10559
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/815
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Sep-2011 06:25 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Mar-2019 18:31 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Mar-2019 18:31 | TigerTimon | Updated [Phase] |
| 05-Apr-2020 10:00 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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