ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89769
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 July 1944 |
| Time: | 11:50 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 385th BGp /551th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-31917 |
| MSN: | 7031 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Perlé -
 Luxembourg
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Great Ashfield (UK) |
Call code: S - Call sign: Offspring
Mission: to bomb the city of Munich in Germany
Caught in the prop wash of proceeding aircraft, nosed up and hit 42-102606 (1/Lt. McDonald)
Crew: Capt. White, pilot - killed; Sgt. Larry Atiyeh - POW
Sources:
https://385bg.com/index.html
- MACR 7507
Images:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Feb-2011 14:17 | ThW | Added |
| 01-Feb-2011 14:46 | Anon. | Updated |
| 23-Jan-2012 04:00 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative] |
| 08-Feb-2012 04:59 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 08-Oct-2012 02:58 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2013 11:15 | Anon. | Updated [Operator] |
| 05-Apr-2013 16:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 31-Mar-2020 09:59 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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