ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50603
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| Date: | Saturday 8 April 1944 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-1-VE Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 96th BGp /337th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-39856 |
| MSN: | 6599 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | IJsselmeer 13 km NE of Urk, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snetterton Heath/AAF Sta.138, Norfolk |
'Lane Tech Of Chicago' AKA 'Wacky Woody' was hit by Flak over the target and attacked by Luftwaffe fighters near the Zuiderzee water (now Flevoland province). The pilot ditched the aircraft. Five crew members evaded capture, the other five were taken prisoner of war.
The Fortress with call sign AW-G was on an operation to Rheine airfield, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3568&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/7238
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/850
Google Maps
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Sep-2011 04:34 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Apr-2019 11:53 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Apr-2020 20:17 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2022 17:12 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 17-Jun-2022 21:30 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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