ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50255
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 August 1944 |
| Time: | 10:15 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-35-DL Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 452th BGp /731th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-107225 |
| MSN: | 22140 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 'De Witte Bergen', Oirschot, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Deopham Green/AAF Sta.142, Norfolk |
'Johnny Reb' was damaged by Flak over Belgium. With three engines running and after having their bombs dropped over Belgium, the crew tried to reach the UK. This wasn't possible and the pilots performed an emergency-landing.
The Fortress was on return from Belgium and had turned around near Liège together with eleven other Fortresses due to bad weather. The formation dropped their load on Eindhoven airfield, a target of opportunity.
Crew:
Pilot 2nd Lt. H.F. Bradshaw O-818572 USAAF Survived Evader
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. T.I. Ahern O-824068 USAAF Survived POW
Navigator 2nd Lt. W.P. Farris O-712395 USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier 2nd Lt. G.A. Blanford O-765599 USAAF Survived POW
Engineer S/Sgt. R.O. Martin 34407637 USAAF Survived Evaded
Radio Operator S/Sgt. M. Billey 15102536 USAAF Survived POW
BT Gunner Sgt. F.E. Doucette 11090324 USAAF - KIA; buried USA
W Gunner S/Sgt. A.P. Jablonski 32830985 USAAF Survived POW
T Gunner S/Sgt. W.J. Kirk 15335831 USAAF Survived POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3917&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
book 'Vliegvelden in Oorlogstijd'
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/2623
Google Maps
https://www.8thafhs.org/old/new/get_one_mission.php?mission_id=1356
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Sep-2011 05:29 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jul-2019 15:36 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2020 15:44 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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