ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 97518
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| Date: | Monday 16 August 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-3213 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel, 4 miles off English coast. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Missing in Action 7+m Le Bourget 16/8/43 with Eldon Smith, Co-pilot: Jim Cramer, Navigator: Melbourne Banowetz, Bombardier: Lloyd Hansen, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Lyberger, Radio Operator: George Schmitt, Ball turret gunner: Felix Antonnacchio, Waist gunner: Tom Bone, Waist gunner: Vernon Miller,Tail gunner: Joe Mazzola (10 Returned to Duty); internal explosion severing #1 & #2 control cables, so turned back but ditched Channel, rescued by Air Sea Rescue taken to Newhaven, Sussex.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jun-2022 10:27 | Nepa | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Narrative, Operator] |
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