ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89769
Last updated: 23 May 2013
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| Date: | 12-JUL-1944 |
| Time: | 11:50 |
| Type: | Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress |
| Operator: | 385BG/551BS USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-31917 |
| C/n / msn: | 7031 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Perlé -
 Luxembourg
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Great Ashfield, England |
Call code: S - Call sign: Offspring
Mission: to bomb the city of Munich in Germany
Caught in the prop wash of proceeding aircraft, nosed up and hit 42-102606 (1/Lt. McDonald)
Crew: Capt. White, pilot - killed; Sgt. Larry Atiyeh - POW
Sources:
http://www.385bg.com/index.html
- MACR 7507
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Feb-2011 14:17 | ThW | Added |
| 01-Feb-2011 14:46 | 94.111.215.242 | Updated |
| 23-Jan-2012 04:00 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative] |
| 08-Feb-2012 04:59 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 08-Oct-2012 02:58 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2013 11:15 | 46.183.64.49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 05-Apr-2013 16:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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