ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 74569
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 February 1945 |
| Time: | 11:31 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-55-VE Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 97th BGp /414th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-8248 |
| MSN: | 7648 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Trimbach, Solothurn -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Foggia/Amendola airfield (LIBA) |
| Foggia/Amendola (LIBA) |
The B-17 crashed after all crew-members escaped safely with the parachute. All crew members became POW. The B-17 was engaged in a bombing raid on Augsburg, Germany.
Sources:
https://warbird.ch/wb-events/fuehrerlos-abgestuerzt-2/
http://standwheretheyfought.jimdo.com/b-17-flying-fortress-crash-in-trimbach-switzerland-february-27-1945-then-and-now/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2010 02:11 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 01-Sep-2011 04:20 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 26-Jan-2013 14:39 | n | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 10-Jul-2016 07:10 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Mar-2020 09:40 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 18-Jul-2020 16:21 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
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