ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162034
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| Date: | Friday 10 November 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 43-37908 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Izel, Luxembourg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Plane nickname "Wolfel Bear".
Shot down during a bombing mission on Wiesbaden (Germany).
The pilot Lt. James Dimel ordered those not wounded to bail out, after he made the decision to crash land the plane as the only way to save his wounded. As they descended out of the clouds, they were confronted by the steeple of a village church and through skilled action, he steered the plane around the church and into a nearby meadow.
All crew and village population survived.
Sources:
http://www.486th.org/Photos/AC6/WolfelBear01.htm
http://ichainnel.com/en/news/577727_gdzwph-dhl-delivers-piece-of-wwii-plane-that-crash-landed-in-europe/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Nov-2013 19:35 | gerard57 | Added |
| 14-Nov-2022 07:51 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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