ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49782
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| Date: | Friday 6 October 1944 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-70-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 447th BGp /710th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-37821 |
| MSN: | 8799 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea N of Terschelling, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Rattlesden, Suffolk |
'Red Hot Mama' was hit by Luftwaffe fighters. The pilots ditched the aircraft on the North Sea. The crew was picked up by rescue vessel 'Nicolaas Marius' the next day. All were taken prisoner of war.
Mission 667 was the operation in which the crew participated, against Berlin:
418 B-17s are dispatched to Berlin to hit a munitions dump at Berlin/Spandau (144), aircraft factories at Berlin/Spandau (138) and tank factory at Berlin/Tegel (100); 10 hit a target of opportunity. 17 B-17s are lost, 1 damaged beyond repair and 234 damaged; 3 airmen are KIA, 4 WIA and 154 MIA. Escort is provided by 363 of 414 P-51s; they claim 15-0-5 aircraft; 1 P-51 is lost and 3 damaged.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4483&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/11827
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Sep-2011 06:39 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Oct-2019 14:01 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Apr-2020 15:49 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2022 23:21 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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