ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 149024
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 August 1943 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-90-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 532th BSqn /381th BGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-30140 |
| MSN: | 5254 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Esch, Rheinland-Pfalz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ridgewell /AAF Sta.167 |
'King Malfunction II' was damaged by Flak. Shot down by Oberleutnant Heribert Kleinschmidt of the 6./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield, Belgium.
Call Sign: VE-V
Crew: https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/4107
Sources:
- JF Baugher
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/4107
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Sep-2012 08:10 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 09-Sep-2012 08:44 | Uli Elch | Updated [Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Narrative] |
| 10-Aug-2018 11:56 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Aug-2018 11:57 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-Dec-2019 21:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 31-Mar-2020 20:34 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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