ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51147
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| Date: | Saturday 11 December 1943 |
| Time: | 12:35 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-115-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 390th BGp /568th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-30667 |
| MSN: | 5781 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Harkstede, Groningen prv -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Framlingham /AAF Sta.153, Suffolk |
'Wild Children' was damaged by Flak in the target area and shot down by Fw. Heinz Fuchs of the 4./JG 1, flying an Fw 190A from Rheine airfield, Germany.
Target: Emden, Germany
Call Sign: BI-V
Crew; 10 POW:
Pilot F/O. F.R. Gerald T-060895 USAAF Survived POW
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. E.H. Amport O-751710 USAAF Survived POW
Navigator 2nd Lt. W.J. Bumgarner O-752524 USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier 2nd Lt. C.P. Garner O-685820 USAAF Survived POW
Engineer S/Sgt. N.M. Colagiovanni 11089195 USAAF Survived POW
Radio Operator S/Sgt. J.H.J. Costa 32422967 USAAF Survived POW
LW Gunner S/Sgt. J.C. King jr. 16183023 USAAF Survived POW
RW Gunner S/Sgt. R.E. Lanham 35491595 USAAF Survived POW
BT Gunner S/Sgt. D.C. Mc Conkey 16162437 USAAF Survived POW
T Gunner S/Sgt. C. Howlett 15382087 USAAF Survived POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3197&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/4686
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Jagdgeschwader/JG1.htm
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Sep-2011 10:55 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Dec-2018 12:46 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Apr-2020 09:55 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2022 10:27 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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