ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 211037
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Date: | Friday 14 May 1943 |
Time: | afternoon |
Type: | Boeing B-17F-10-BO Fortress |
Owner/operator: | 322th BSqn /91th BGp USAAF |
Registration: | 41-24481 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | North Sea, near Amrum island -
Germany
|
Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Bassingbourn /AAF Sta.121 |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:'Hell's Angels' was shot down by the Luftwaffe, possibly by Unteroffizier Hans Meissner of the 6./NJG 3, flying a Bf 110 from Schleswig airfield.
Target: Kiel
Call Sign: LG-M
Crew:
Pilot: Bill Broley - Burried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Co-pilot: Albert Davies - Burried at Ardennes American Cemetery, Belgium.
Navigator: Armando Ambalagi - No known grave
Bombardier: Joe Darmiento - Reported burried in the USA
Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ed Clyne - Burried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Radio Operator: Lowell Dawson - Reported burried in the USA
Ball turret gunner: Ed Jones - No known grave
Waist gunner: Ed Casparriello - Burried at Esbjerg, Denmark
Waist gunner: Ken Donovan - Burried at Esbjerg, Denmark
Tail gunner: Ken Greer - Burried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/382 https://www.airmen.dk/p181.htm Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
14-May-2018 14:35 |
TigerTimon |
Added |
14-May-2018 14:36 |
TigerTimon |
Updated [Narrative] |
19-Dec-2019 21:31 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
31-Mar-2020 17:35 |
Reno Raines |
Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
01-Apr-2024 13:05 |
Anon. |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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