ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69179
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 November 1944 |
| Time: | 10:42 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-25-VE Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 301th Gp /352th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-97728 |
| MSN: | 7093 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Schöneck, Kleinsölk -
 Austria
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Lucera/Foggia Airfield 8, Italy |
| Lucera/Foggia /AAF Sta.8 (I) |
Bomber crashed in Austrian Alps. Missing Aircrew Report No. 10081 refers.
Some sources give the date of the loss of this aircraft as 5. Nov. 44.
Aircraft was found 60 years later!
Crash appears to have been caused by bad weather ( very strong wind along the route ) and mechanical problems with two of the engines, resulting in a loss of control.
Aircraft was returning to base after an attack on a tank factory in Linz, Austria.
Two crew members bailed out and survived.
A radio SOS was received at 10:42 AM but nothing further was heard.
Sources:
http://www.kleinsoelk.at/flugzeugabsturz.html
http://www.kleinsoelk.at/bilder/flug10.jpg
- JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Oct-2009 06:37 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 17-Mar-2010 01:58 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 17-Mar-2010 02:48 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Aug-2011 13:53 | Uli Elch | Updated [Registration, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2011 06:20 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 06-Jan-2012 08:26 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Jan-2012 13:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 05-Aug-2017 14:30 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative] |
| 31-Mar-2020 09:48 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Source, Operator] |
| 12-Apr-2020 16:00 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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