ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49761
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| Date: | Saturday 7 October 1944 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-80-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 34th BGp /7th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-38188 |
| MSN: | 9166 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 800 metres south of Liempde, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mendlesham, Suffolk |
On the bombing run for the Leuna oil refinery at Merseburg (Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany), the aircraft was hit by Flak and crashed on return in the Netherlands.
The pilot died of his wounds the next day:
Pilot 2/Lt. J.A. Heiby O-820745 USAAF - buried USA
Co-Pilot 2/Lt. W.J. Krebaum O-823883 USAAF - POW
Navigator 2/Lt. M.K. Geist O-2058461 USAAF - POW
Bombardier 2/Lt. A.R. Kubly O-717997 USAAF - POW, wounded
Engineer Sgt. L.E. West 39277653 USAAF - POW
Radio Operator Sgt. W.M. Moore Jr. 14180709 USAAF - POW, wounded
Ball Turret Gunner Sgt. W.R. Riley 15375543 USAAF - POW, wounded
Waist Gunner Sgt. H.M. Betterton Jr. 16167678 USAAF - buried USA
Tail Gunner Sgt. E.F. Coates 33851578 USAAF - POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4501&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/12194
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Sep-2011 07:32 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Oct-2019 07:23 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Oct-2019 07:24 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source] |
| 12-Apr-2020 15:51 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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