ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 74557
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| Date: | Friday 1 October 1943 |
| Time: | 12:35 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-85-BO Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 99th BGp /416th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-30126 |
| MSN: | 5240 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bad Ragaz -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Oudna airfield, Tunisia |
| Oudna airfield |
Damaged by Bf 109G-6's of JGH 3/III and caught fire, then shot down by Swiss AAA and crashed in Switzerland near Ragaz. 7 KiA, 3 interned.
Sources:
http://www.warbird.ch/contento/Berichte/Abstürze/SG/NichtallewolltenindieSchweiz/tabid/744/language/de-CH/Default.aspx
JF Baugher
Warbird Book
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2010 02:09 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 01-Sep-2011 12:28 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Jan-2012 13:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Mar-2020 20:43 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 11-Jul-2020 16:54 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Source] |
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