Accident Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress 43-37531,
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Date:Thursday 2 November 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B17 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Forces (USAAF)
Registration: 43-37531
MSN: 8509
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 10
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Engelbertswald, SW of Lingen, Ems, Niedersachsen -   Germany
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Shot down by German fighter. Four crew members died in the crash, six survived.
MACR 10163

Sources:

- JF Baugher
https://www.noz.de/lokales/lengerich/artikel/632900/in-45-tagen-gestapo-haft-den-freund-nicht-verraten#gallery&0&0&632900

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Mar-2013 11:32 Uli Elch Added
14-Jun-2017 17:23 Uli Elch Updated [Total occupants, Location]
29-Oct-2017 09:49 gerard57 Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative]
22-Jun-2022 05:12 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
23-Jun-2022 08:45 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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