ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52345
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 June 1943 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 91th BGp /401th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-29797 |
| MSN: | 4911 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, off Dutch coast -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bassingbourn /AAF Sta.121 |
'Old Ironside' was damaged by German fighters and ditched into the English Channel. 1 drowned, 9 rescued.
Target: German rubber industry (Chemische Werke Hüls AG) at Marl (district Hüls-Nord), Germany
Call Sign: LL-Y
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. B. Peek O-725524 USAAF Survived Saved by ASR
Co-Pilot 1st Lt. F.A. Porada USAAF Survived Rescued by ASR
Navigator 2nd Lt. G.B. Williams USAAF Survived Rescued by ASR
Bombardier 2nd Lt. G.H. Hicks USAAF Survived Rescued by ASR
Engineer T/Sgt. R.R. Thompson USAAF Survived Rescued by ASR
Radio Operator T/Sgt. J.F. Osborne USAAF Survived Rescued by ASR
Air gunner S/Sgt. N.F. Swierz USAAF Survived Rescued by ASR
Air gunner S/Sgt. W.G. Zeigler USAAF Survived Rescued by ASR
BT Gunner S/Sgt. R.D. Hatton USAAF Survived Rescued by ASR
T Gunner S/Sgt. E. Lindberg 39314351 USAAF Margraten N-6-2
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2523&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Sep-2011 08:47 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2018 19:56 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2018 19:57 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2018 08:12 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-Dec-2019 21:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 31-Mar-2020 17:42 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 23-Jun-2022 07:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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