ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51380
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| Date: | Monday 27 September 1943 |
| Time: | 11:08 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-25-DL Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 91th BGp /324th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-3111 |
| MSN: | 8047 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Geefsweer, municipality Delfzijl, Groningen prv -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bassingbourn /AAF Sta.121 |
Hit by Hauptmann Paul-August Stolte of the 6./JG 3, flying a Bf 109 G-6 from Schiphol airfield. The B-17 exploded in mid-air.
4 KiA, 6 POW.
Crew:
Pilot 2nd Lt. W.G. Pegram O-7994477 USAAF Margraten A-9-32 Initially buried at Delfzijl
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. W.L. Martin O-671989 USAAF Survived POW
Navigator 2nd Lt. R.S. Cosgrove O-683178 USAAF Margraten I-21-15
Bombardier 2nd Lt. N.C. Eatinger O-732634 USAAF Survived POW
Engineer T/Sgt. V.C. Larson 39388973 USAAF Margraten M-5-9
Radio Operator T/Sgt. O.G. Natvig 17003047 USAAF Survived POW
LW Gunner S/Sgt. B.J. Peters 14121052 USAAF Margraten A-10-24
RW Gunner Sgt. F.E. Hutchinson 19052542 USAAF Survived POW
BT Gunner Sgt. P.R. Ayala 12165832 USAAF Survived POW
T Gunner S/Sgt. G.E. Noel 17091564 USAAF Survived POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2901&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/5172
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Sep-2011 09:12 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Sep-2018 07:58 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Mar-2020 20:41 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2022 08:58 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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