ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51544
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| Date: | Friday 30 July 1943 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-75-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 91th BGp /323th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-29916 |
| MSN: | 5030 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Bleiswijkseweg, Zoetermeer, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bassingbourn /AAF Sta.121 |
'Yankee Dandy' shot down by Oblt. Harry Koch of the 6./JG 1, flying an Fw 190A from Rheine airfield, Germany.
Call Sign: OR-L
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. R.M. Miles O-794441 USAAF Survived POW, wounded
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. H.T. Holden O-672355 USAAF Survived POW
Navigator 2nd Lt. R.L. Bru O-797257 USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier 2nd Lt. E. Feld O-738972 USAAF Survived POW
Engineer T/Sgt. J.H. Parris 14072285 USAAF Survived POW
Radio Operator T/Sgt. F. Phaneuf 36502034 USAAF Survived POW
Air gunner S/Sgt. E.E. West 37285179 USAAF USA
Air gunner S/Sgt. S.C. Chmielewski 36224335 USAAF Survived POW
BT Gunner S/Sgt. C.P. Lawless 14108013 USAAF Survived POW
T Gunner S/Sgt. F.J. Maynard 31163168 USAAF USA
Sources:
https://www.verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2742&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Sep-2011 08:55 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jul-2018 19:39 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jul-2018 19:39 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 31-Mar-2020 20:21 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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