ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52342
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 June 1943 |
| Time: | 09:15 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-80-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 381th BGp /532th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-30021 |
| MSN: | 5135 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Oosterschelde 3 km west of Krabbendijke, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ridgewell /AAF Sta.167 |
Shot down by Oberfeldwebel Adolf Glunz of the 4./JG 26 (flying an Fw 190A from Vitry-en-Artois airfield, France) 3 km east of Krabbedijke, Holland.
8 KiA, 1 POW.
Call Sign: VP-L
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. J.J. Martin O-664424 USAAF Margraten L-14-20 Initially buried Bergen op Zoom
Co-Pilot F/O. R.J. Marsh T-000342 USAAF USA
Navigator 2nd Lt. H.R. Long O-736012 USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier 2nd Lt. W.W. Hoag O-734646 USAAF Survived POW
Engineer Sgt. J.L. Lantto 16022402 USAAF USA
Radio Operator Sgt. H.F. Goswick 37284798 USAAF Henri-Chapelle WOM
Air gunner S/Sgt. G.W. Witts 32143277 USAAF Margraten N-5-11
Air gunner Sgt. J.B. Hutchison 39002488 USAAF USA
BT Gunner S/Sgt. L.J. Fornaro 13043065 USAAF USA
T Gunner S/Sgt. B. Geary 13087737 USAAF USA
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2529&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/3976
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Sep-2011 09:12 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2018 09:08 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Dec-2019 21:23 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 31-Mar-2020 17:44 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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