ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49614
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| Date: | 26-NOV-1944 |
| Time: | 13:40 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-55-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 398th BGp /601th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-102565 |
| MSN: | 8067 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Unknown, poss IJsselmeer? -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Nuthampstead, Hertfordshire |
On return, 'The Ugly Duckling' was damaged by Flak and crashed.
The Fortress with call sign '3 O' was on an operation to the Deurag oil refinery at Misburg (Hannover, Germany).
Crew:
Pilot 1/Lt. B.G. Rolfe O-768682 USAAF / buried USA
Co-Pilot 2/Lt. P.E. Doyle O-775831 USAAF / buried USA
Navigator 2/Lt. V.D. Anderson O-926286 USAAF / Margraten cemetery; grave 3B-3-65
Bombardier S/Sgt. R.W. Rimmer 36769929 USAAF / buried USA
Engineer T/Sgt. J.M. Price Jr. 34037612 USAAF / buried USA
Ball Turret Gunner Sgt. J.B. Coulson 37484766 USAAF / buried Ardennes American Cemetery in Belgium; grave B-17-1
Waist Gunner S/Sgt. A.P. Schmidt 37683661 USAAF / Margraten cemetery; grave H-16-5
Tail Gunner S/Sgt. T.S. Pozder 39619814 USAAF / Margraten cemetery; grave 3A-11-256
Radar Operator S/Sgt. F. Iaconis 32987202 USAAF / Margraten WOM
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4729&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/1616
THE ARMY AIR FORCES IN WORLD WAR II: COMBAT CHRONOLOGY, 1941-1945 by Carter / Mueller, the Office of Air Force History
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Sep-2011 04:56 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Phase, Narrative] |
| 21-Oct-2019 18:08 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Apr-2020 16:04 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 21-Mar-2021 14:52 | Anon. | Updated [Location] |
| 15-Jun-2022 19:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 24-Jun-2022 08:01 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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