ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50885
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| Date: | Monday 21 February 1944 |
| Time: | 15:45 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-95-BO Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 482th BGp /812th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-30280 |
| MSN: | 5394 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 13 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | IJsselmeer 13 km NE of Bunschoten, Utrecht -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Alconbury, Cambridgeshire |
'Crazy Horse' suffered engine trouble following the bombing run and was hit by Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighters. She crashed into the IJsselmeer.
The aircraft was on an operation to Diepholz airfield, Germany, as part of Operation Argument AKA 'Big Week'.
The wreckage recovered in 1970.
Call Sign: MI-L
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. R.W. Holcombe O-677742 USAAF Margraten H-16-4 - initially buried at Amersfoort
Co-Pilot Capt. G.D. Banks O-662727 USAAF Survived POW, evaded but captured later
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. J.W. Baber O-682761 USAAF Survived POW
Navigator 2nd Lt. J.D. Punches O-682366 USAAF Survived - evaded to England
Navigator 1st Lt. C.A. Haupt O-432504 USAAF Survived - evaded, liberated in Belgium
Navigator 1st Lt. E.H. Horner jr. O-724647 USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier 2nd Lt. W.H. Barrett O-683105 USAAF Survived POW
Engineer T/Sgt. T.D. Kennedy 18189754 USAAF Survived POW
Radio Operator S/Sgt. S.F. Martin 39108878 USAAF Survived POW
LW Gunner S/Sgt. H.M. Booth 06578178 USAAF Survived - evaded to England
RW Gunner S/Sgt. B.W. Long 39854150 USAAF Survived POW
BT Gunner S/Sgt. H. Raemer jr. 13137183 USAAF Survived POW
T Gunner S/Sgt. W.M. Blake 32284616 USAAF Survived POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3438&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/4261
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Apr-2009 04:41 | Harmy | Updated |
| 02-Sep-2011 10:43 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Dec-2012 13:59 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Feb-2019 20:18 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Feb-2019 20:18 | TigerTimon | Updated [Phase] |
| 04-Apr-2020 20:39 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 21-Mar-2021 14:40 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Jun-2022 09:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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