ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 97830
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 January 1944 |
| Time: | 07:25 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-75-DL Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 385th BGp /550th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-3544 |
| MSN: | SG-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Brook Farm Road, Badwell Ash, Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Great Ashfield /AAF Sta.155, Suffolk |
On 5th January 1944, flying officer William Morris and his crew were detailed to bomb the German occupied airfield at Bordeaux-Merignac, along with the rest of the 550th Bomb Squadron. Just after take off at RAF Great Ashfield at 7:25am, the aircraft’s wing dropped and struck the ground. It was carrying 16 M31 bombs, of which two exploded, with the rest scattered among the wreckage. Of the 9 crew members, only the tail gunner Buirnell Hamilton survived the crash. He was seriously injured but returned to duty.
'Stars And Stripes' came down at Brook Farms, Badwell Ash.
Sources:
1. John Henry Phillips (archaeologist) for the detailed description :-)
2. http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/6615
3. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2019 15:26 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-May-2019 15:27 | TigerTimon | Updated [Embed code] |
| 20-May-2019 15:29 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 02-Apr-2020 10:16 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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