ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51132
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| Date: | Monday 13 December 1943 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-110-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 96th BGp /338th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-30602 |
| MSN: | 5716 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Molenrij, Groningen prv -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snetterton Heath /AAF Sta.138 |
'Dry Run IV' was hit by Flak from the Frisians, and hit by two Ju 88 C-6 night fighters:
by D5+FX, flown by Leutnant Hermann Stock of the 12./NJG 3 and
by D5+EV, flown by Leutnant Walter Briegleb of the 10./NJG 3, respectively.
The victory was credited to Lt. Stock.
Target: Kiel, Germany
Call Sign: BX-X
Crew; 10 POW:
Pilot 2nd Lt. E.R. Chesmore O-740745 USAAF Survived POW
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. J.J. Chesnut jr. O-745622 USAAF Survived POW
Navigator 2nd Lt. A.J. Leedy O-803146 USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier 2nd Lt. J.V. Matthews jr. O-676232 USAAF Survived POW
Engineer T/Sgt. V. Vicalvi 31080536 USAAF Survived POW
Radio Operator S/Sgt. G.L. Frosdick 11091537 USAAF Survived POW
LW Gunner Sgt. J.E.F. Collins 34447999 USAAF Survived POW
RW Gunner S/Sgt. C. Lett 15117280 USAAF Survived POW
BT Gunner S/Sgt. J.F. Simpson 31161290 USAAF Survived POW
T Gunner S/Sgt. E.C. Fahl 11085418 USAAF Survived POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3209&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Sep-2011 10:51 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Dec-2018 09:43 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Dec-2018 09:45 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2020 19:11 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2022 10:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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