ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50745
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| Date: | Sunday 17 September 1944 |
| Time: | 11:45 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-45-VE Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 384th BGp /547th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-8011 |
| MSN: | 7411 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Meerssen, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grafton Underwood/AAF Sta.106, Northamptonshire |
On a support mission to Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant (part of operation Market Garden), the aircraft with call sign 'SO-J' was hit by Flak.
'Misbehavin' was abandoned by the crew and crashed.
Crew:
Pilot Capt. O.F. Kelsay USAAF Survived safe
Co-Pilot 1/Lt. W.L. Soester USAAF Survived - POW
Observer 2/Lt. P.F. Ziegler USAAF Survived safe
Navigator 1/Lt. M.F. Parker USAAF Survived - POW
Bombardier 2/Lt. G.B. Schold USAAF Survived - POW
Radio Operator T/Sgt. R.S. Soto USAAF Survived safe
Top Turret Gunner T/Sgt. N. Pavlos USAAF Survived safe
Right Waist Gunner S/Sgt. J.J. Norstrom USAAF Survived safe
Ball Turret Gunner S/Sgt. T.R. Schmeller USAAF - buried Ohio; USA
Tail Gunner S/Sgt. D.E. Kelsay USAAF Survived safe
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4049&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/16219
Google Maps
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Sep-2011 05:57 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Sep-2019 14:39 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Sep-2019 14:41 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2020 16:00 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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