ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48887
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| Date: | Thursday 5 April 1945 |
| Time: | 14:45 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-65-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 100th BGp /418th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-37636 |
| MSN: | 8614 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - North Sea - |
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thorpe Abbotts/AAF Sta.139, Norfolk |
The aircraft failed to return from an operation against Nürnberg in Germany. The crew members rest in different cemeteries:
Pilot / 2/Lt. R.L. Estes O1301459 USAAF / buried USA; initially buried the Netherlands
Co-Pilot / 2/Lt. F.J. Marchun Jr. O-930369 USAAF / Ardennes American Cemetery in Belgium; grave D-6-34
Navigator / 2/Lt. W.R. Lewis O2075802 USAAF / Cambridge Walls of the Missing
Bombardier / F/O. D.W. Giebelhaus T-008222 USAAF / buried USA; washed up near De Panne in Belgium on the 30th of April
Engineer / Sgt. R.A. Crawford 38479607 USAAF / Ardennes American Cemetery in Belgium; grave D-24-2
Radio Operator / Sgt. B. Slavkin 13172313 USAAF / buried Luxemburg; washed up near Zoutelande in Zeeland, the Netherlands on the 18th of May
Ball Turret Gunner / Sgt. L.E. Weber 17134930 USAAF / buried USA; initially buried the Netherlands
Waist Gunner / Sgt. L.D. Cook 39919739 USAAF USA / washed up Koksijde in Belgium on the 29th of April
Tail Gunner / Sgt. F.C. Mitchell 38599695 USAAF / buried USA; initially buried Belgium
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5508&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Sep-2011 03:53 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Mar-2020 18:31 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Mar-2020 18:32 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2020 19:30 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Operator] |
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