ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50470
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| Date: | Wednesday 24 May 1944 |
| Time: | 14:25 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-30-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 385th BGp /548th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-31742 |
| MSN: | 6856 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ekamp, Oldambt, Groningen prv -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Great Ashfield /AAF Sta.155, Suffolk |
Hit by Flak over the target and most of the crew bailed out, all were taken prisoner of war; crashed.
The Fortress with call sign GX-? was on an operation to industrial complexes at Berlin.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3705&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/5869
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Sep-2011 11:09 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-May-2019 09:47 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Apr-2020 15:41 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2022 10:25 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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