ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52251
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| Date: | Friday 5 November 1943 |
| Time: | 13:54 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-90-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 94th BGp /332th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-30166 |
| MSN: | 5280 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 500 m west of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bury St Edmunds /AAF Sta.468 |
'You Cawn't Miss It' was shot down by Oberleutnant Heinrich Klöpper of the 7./JG 1, flying a Bf 109 G-6 from Leeuwarden or Eelde airfield. It exploded in mid-air.
8 KiA, 2 POW.
Call Sign: XM-L
Crew:
Pilot 2nd Lt. J.K. Kilian O2044831 USAAF / Ardennes American Cemetery in Belgium; grave J-10-228
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. J.F. Kulik O-044832 USAAF Margraten WOM
Navigator Capt. R.L. Schaefer O-664918 USAAF USA
Bombardier 1st Lt. N.J. Damato O-732612 USAAF Margraten WOM
Engineer S/Sgt. C.C. Ferrin 17080360 USAAF Margraten WOM
Radio Operator T/Sgt. H.L. Yost 37329133 USAAF Margraten WOM
LW Gunner T/Sgt. J.N. Langford 20805443 USAAF Survived POW
RW Gunner T/Sgt. D.G. May 36318074 USAAF Margraten WOM
BT Gunner S/Sgt. L.R. Deese 18124718 USAAF Survived POW
T Gunner S/Sgt. J.C. Pauley 35213803 USAAF Margraten WOM
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3048&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.wingstovictory.nl/database/pdf/530-story.pdf
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Mar-2011 13:34 | Odin | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Damage] |
| 02-Sep-2011 09:52 | Uli Elch | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2018 18:01 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 13-Jan-2020 21:47 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Jan-2020 21:48 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2020 09:25 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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