ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222551
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| Date: | Monday 6 March 1944 |
| Time: | 12:35 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-20-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 91th BGp /401th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-31578 |
| MSN: | LL-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Letzlingen, Gardelegen, Sachsen-Anhalt -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bassingbourn/AAF Sta.121, Cambridgeshire |
The formation in which 'My Darling Also' was flying, was attacked by Focke-Wulfs of the Sturmstaffel 1, Luftwaffe based at Salzwedel airfield. Unteroffizier Willi Maximowitz claimed a Herauschuss, possibly 42-31578. Another B-17 was rammed by an Fw 190, the wreckage falling on 42-31578 with all three crashing near Letzlingen.
Of the crew members, eight were killed in action with two being taken prisoner of war.
The Fortress was on an operation to industrial areas at Berlin.
Sources:
Facebook-group The Fw 190 Sturmgruppen of World War II, research N. Hector
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/5687
http://ww2.dk/air/jagd/sst1.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Mar-2019 08:13 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 04-Mar-2019 16:38 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2020 09:56 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Operator] |
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