ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52343
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Date: | Tuesday 22 June 1943 |
Time: | 09:30 |
Type: | Boeing B-17F-80-BO Fortress |
Owner/operator: | 381th BGp /532th BSqn USAAF |
Registration: | 42-30016 |
MSN: | 5130 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 10 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Hoek, Lovenpolder, near Terneuzen, Zeeland -
Netherlands
|
Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Ridgewell /AAF Sta.167 |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:'Iron Gut Gert' was shot down by Major Josef 'Pips' Priller of the Stab/JG 26 (flying an Fw 190 A-6 from Lille-Vendeville airfield, France) over Terneuzen, Holland. Crew abandoned aircraft.
2 KiA, 8 POW.
Call Sign: VE-M
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. E.R. Horr O-350752 USAAF Survived POW
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. W.R. Roberts O-672430 USAAF Survived POW
Navigator 2nd Lt. G.P. Griffith O-738839 USAAF Margraten Wall of the Missing
Bombardier 2nd Lt. C.L. Hoover O-734915 USAAF Survived POW
Radio Operator T/Sgt. R.E. Mandell 15120056 USAAF Survived POW
Air gunner S/Sgt. H.R. Clark 36057714 USAAF Survived POW
Air gunner S/Sgt. E.I. Hodson 31150334 USAAF Survived POW
TT Gunner T/Sgt. G.H. Chapin 18110019 USAAF Survived POW
BT Gunner S/Sgt. C.P. Henry 37268722 USAAF USA
T Gunner S/Sgt. A.A. Jones 14124737 USAAF Survived POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2528&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield= https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/3970 JF Baugher
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
17-Dec-2008 11:45 |
ASN archive |
Added |
02-Sep-2011 09:10 |
Uli Elch |
Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
16-Jun-2018 08:56 |
TigerTimon |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
16-Jun-2018 09:01 |
TigerTimon |
Updated [Narrative] |
16-Jun-2018 09:03 |
TigerTimon |
Updated [Narrative] |
19-Dec-2019 21:23 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
31-Mar-2020 17:43 |
Reno Raines |
Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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