ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51464
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| Date: | Thursday 19 August 1943 |
| Time: | 20:15 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-85-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 388th BGp /561th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-30068 |
| MSN: | 5182 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | between Haamstede and Renesse, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Knettishall (UK) |
'Phartzac' was damaged by Flak from the Maasflotille, then shot down by two German fighters. Aug 19, 1943. (MACR 3068 has 1944, but it is wrong). The aircraft was on a bombing mission to Woensdrecht airfield, the Netherlands.
8 KiA, 2 POW.
Crew:
Pilot 2nd Lt. B. Howe O-796391 USAAF USA Buried Long Island National Cemetery
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. P.R. Gruhn O-680630 USAAF USA Wisconsin
Navigator 2nd Lt. A.G. Pilley O-735145 USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier 2nd Lt. J.H. Tutt O-732137 USAAF Survived POW
Engineer S/Sgt. J.E. Hillier 20156212 USAAF USA Buried Long Island National Cemetery
Radio Operator S/Sgt. S.A. Toth 35333545 USAAF USA Buried Long Island National Cemetery
Air gunner S/Sgt. G.E. Connelly 33248223 USAAF USA Pennsylvania
Air gunner S/Sgt. W.J. Stamp 32479211 USAAF USA New York
BT Gunner S/Sgt. D.T. Butt 36257911 USAAF USA Wisconsin
T Gunner S/Sgt. W.G. Ryan 32509771 USAAF USA Buried Long Island National Cemetery
Sources:
https://www.verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2820&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/4027
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Sep-2011 09:40 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Aug-2018 10:41 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Dec-2019 21:13 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 31-Mar-2020 20:27 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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