ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51299
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| Date: | Thursday 14 October 1943 |
| Time: | 13:40 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-75-DL Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 305th BGp /366th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-3549 |
| MSN: | KY-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lange Beemden, Horn, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chelveston /AAF Sta.105 |
Shot down by Flg. Gunther Ewald of the 9./JG 1, flying a Bf 109 G-6 from Leeuwarden or Eelde airfield, the Netherlands. 4 KiA, 6 POW.
Crew:
Pilot 2nd Lt. C.W. Willis O-738316 USAAF Margraten K-8-7 Initially buried at Roermond
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. J.T. Emperor O-799358 USAAF USA
Navigator 2nd Lt. C.W. Cramer O-801434 USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier 2nd Lt. W.E. Dixon O-739078 USAAF Survived POW
Engineer T/Sgt. F.J. Karns 12055437 USAAF Survived POW
Radio Operator S/Sgt. A.B. Citron 33053662 USAAF Survived POW
LW Gunner S/Sgt. E.J. Sedinger 33349595 USAAF Belgium B-35-11 Buried Ardennes American Cemetery
RW Gunner S/Sgt. J.L. Gudaitis USAAF Survived POW
BT Gunner S/Sgt. B.E. Snow 19160830 USAAF Survived POW
T Gunner Sgt. N. Stanchak 32557916 USAAF USA
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2972&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/6620
JF Baugher
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 August 1943 | 42-30159 | 366th BSqn /305th BGp USAAF | 2 | Rue Emile Vandervelde, Wegnez, Pepinster, Liège |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Sep-2011 12:02 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Oct-2018 07:03 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2020 09:10 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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