ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50318
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| Date: | Friday 7 July 1944 |
| Time: | 12:45 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-5-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 379th BGp /525th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-31189 |
| MSN: | 6303 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Noordoostpolder, 13 km NW of Emmeloord, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kimbolton /AAF Sta.117 |
'Paragon' was hit by Flak over the target and was abandoned by the crew. Four of them were eventually taken prisoner of war.
The Fortress with call sign 'FR-X' was on an operation to aviation industry (Mitteldeutsche Motorenwerke) at Taucha, Hohenmölsen (Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany).
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3856&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
https://www.8thafhs.org/old/new/targets.php
Google Maps
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Sep-2011 09:58 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2019 15:54 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Apr-2020 15:59 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 12-Jun-2022 03:08 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 17-Jun-2022 21:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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