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| Date: | Sunday 25 July 1943 |
| Time: | 18:30 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-90-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 410th BSqn /94th BGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-30206 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | North Sea 25 km NW of Vlieland, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bury St Edmunds (UK) |
'Happy Daze' was damaged by Flak and shot down by Leutnant Gerhard Dittmann of the 12./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Leeuwarden airfield.
Crew: http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/4179
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/4179
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jul-2018 21:16 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 19-Dec-2019 21:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 31-Mar-2020 17:52 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
| 15-Jun-2022 04:47 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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