ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206737
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| Date: | Friday 26 February 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 305th BGp /364th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-5056 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing, North Sea possibly around Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chelveston /AAF Sta.105 |
Presumed shot down by fighters between Heligoland and Dutch Frisians islands off Friesland. The aircraft with call sign 'WF-' took part in the USAAF raid on Wilhelmshaven.
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. I.D. Benson O-437938 USAAF Britain Walls of the Missing Cambridge
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. M.L. Mjellem O-661857 USAAF Britain Walls of the Missing Cambridge
Navigator 2nd Lt. S.I. Waliszewski O-729679 USAAF Britain Walls of the Missing Cambridge
Bombardier 2nd Lt. L.T. Winters O-727141 USAAF Britain Walls of the Missing Cambridge
Engineer S/Sgt. P.I. Kleinschrodt 33086675 USAAF Britain Walls of the Missing Cambridge
Radio Operator S/Sgt. W.J. Peteritas 13029365 USAAF Britain Walls of the Missing Cambridge
LW Gunner Sgt. W.D. Hise 13012236 USAAF Britain Walls of the Missing Cambridge
RW Gunner S/Sgt. W.S. Johnson 06557007 USAAF Britain Walls of the Missing Cambridge
BT Gunner S/Sgt. A.W. Routhier 36198509 USAAF Margraten Walls of the Missing
T Gunner S/Sgt. C.F. Jackson 37160959 USAAF Britain Walls of the Missing Cambridge
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2070A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Feb-2018 07:59 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 18-Jul-2019 06:34 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 21-Dec-2019 15:59 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 05-Apr-2020 09:22 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 22-Jun-2022 15:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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