ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49012
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| Date: | Sunday 18 March 1945 |
| Time: | 14:45 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-70-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 379st BGp /524th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-37855 |
| MSN: | 8833 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | along the Apeldoorns Canal at Spankeren - Dieren, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kimbolton/AAF Sta.117, Cambridgeshire |
"Boomerang's Big Friend" was hit by Flak in the target area (Berlin). The crew eventually bailed out over Gelderland and were all taken prisoner of war.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5396&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/11861
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Aug-2011 15:54 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 03-Sep-2011 06:42 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Mar-2020 18:50 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Mar-2020 18:50 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source] |
| 05-Apr-2020 19:20 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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