ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 98303
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| Date: | Saturday 5 May 1945 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 326th BSqn /92nd BGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-8436 |
| MSN: | JW-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Siddown Hill, Wiltshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Podington/AAF Sta.109, Bedfordshire |
Crashed after striking trees.
Pilot: 1st Lt RL Hammond.
Not an operational flight. The 92nd Bombardment Group had flown its last bombing mission of the war on the 23rd of April.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
http://92ndma.org/92nd/92ndB-17AircraftRoster.pdf
https://www.ladycarnarvon.com/high-above-highclere-january-1st/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Feb-2013 01:36 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport] |
| 03-Feb-2018 07:29 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Feb-2018 19:48 | angels one five | Updated [Cn, Location, Source] |
| 08-Feb-2018 20:45 | angels one five | Updated [Location] |
| 21-Feb-2019 16:48 | stehlík49 | Updated [Operator, Nature] |
| 21-Dec-2019 08:38 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 05-Apr-2020 19:23 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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