Incident Boeing B-17F-95-BO Flying Fortress 42-30320,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51058
 
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Date:Tuesday 4 January 1944
Time:13:45 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic B17 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing B-17F-95-BO Flying Fortress
Owner/operator:390th BGp /596th BSqn USAAF
Registration: 42-30320
MSN: 5434
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Laanderweg, Heerhugowaard, Noord-Holland -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Framlingham /AAF Sta.153, Suffolk
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The aircraft crashed due to railway Flak near Scharwoude, Noord-Holland. All the crew members bailed out.

Target: Kiel, Germany
Call Sign: CC-S
10 crew POW:
Pilot 2nd Lt. R.E. Patterson O-742521 USAAF Survived POW
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. B.T. De Salvo O-748927 USAAF Survived POW
Navigator 2nd Lt. D.A. Naeve O-747135 USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier 2nd Lt. A.L. Cordray O-679373 USAAF Survived POW
Radio Operator S/Sgt. S.A. Procopio 13095225 USAAF Survived POW
TT Gunner S/Sgt. A.E.B. Hughbanks 35563438 USAAF Survived POW
RW Gunner Sgt. D.C. Canora 32577386 USAAF Survived POW
BT Gunner Sgt. M. Gursky 06997486 USAAF Survived POW
T Gunner S/Sgt. J.H. Mc Clure 13083912 USAAF Survived POW
Dutch Agent Sgt. A.C. Di Schiavi 32499287 USAAF Survived POW

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3284&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=

JF Baugher

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
07-Apr-2009 03:20 Harmy Updated
02-Sep-2011 10:33 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative]
16-Feb-2012 04:02 Nepa Updated [Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative]
02-Jan-2019 18:07 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
02-Apr-2020 10:13 Reno Raines Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator]

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