ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48881
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| Date: | Thursday 5 April 1945 |
| Time: | 14:08 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-55-DL Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 94th BGp /332th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-6617 |
| MSN: | 22840 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ouddorp beach, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bury St.Edmunds/AAF Sta.468, Suffolk |
'Southern Comfort' crashed on the beach. All crew members survived the crash. No one was seriously injured. All crew members became POW.
Target - Nürnberg, Germany
Call Sign - XM-S
Sources:
http://www.626-squadron.co.uk/willem15.htm
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5507A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Aug-2011 15:52 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 26-Aug-2011 16:00 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator] |
| 03-Sep-2011 05:29 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Sep-2018 12:30 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Mar-2020 18:21 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2020 19:31 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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