ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209434
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| Date: | Saturday 17 April 1943 |
| Time: | 13:45 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-10-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 367th BSqn /306th BGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-24488 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | a dyke near Greetsiel, Krummhörn, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thurleigh /AAF Sta.111 |
'Banshee II' was shot down by Oberleutnant Rudolf Sigmund of the 10./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Leeuwarden airfield, the Netherlands. Also claimed by heavy Flak units.
Target: Bremen
Call Sign: GY-F
Crew:
Pilot: Capt Bill Casey - POW
Co-pilot: Ed O’Brien - POW
Navigator: Bill Owens - POW
Bombardier: Jim McCracken - POW
Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Wilson Elliott - POW
Radio Operator: Lewis Ayscue - KIA
Ball turret gunner: Joe Borzym - KIA
Waist gunner: Morris Gecowets - KIA
Waist gunner: Frank Stetler - KIA
Tail gunner: Chas Raidline - KIA
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/389
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Apr-2018 06:35 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 17-Apr-2018 06:44 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Nov-2019 07:28 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 31-Mar-2020 17:32 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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