ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222554
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| Date: | Monday 6 March 1944 |
| Time: | 12:10 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-35-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 95th BGp /335th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-32002 |
| MSN: | OE-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Barnstorf, Niedersachsen (near the railtrack to Bremen) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Horham/AAF Sta.119, Suffolk |
'Berlin First' was hit by Major Heinz "Pritzel" Bär of the 6./JG 1, who was flying an Fw 190 A-7 from Rheine airfield. The Fortress was hit in the engines, #2 even catching fire.
The aircraft was on an operation to industrial areas of one of the following 'Targets of Opportunity': Kalkeberge (now Rüdersdorf bei Berlin, Brandenburg), Oranienburg (Brandenburg), Potsdam (Brandenburg), Templin (Brandenburg), Verden (Niedersachsen) and Lutherstadt Wittenberg (Sachsen-Anhalt).
Sources:
research N. Hector, FB group World War II Aces & Their Weapons
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/6156
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Mar-2019 10:05 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 04-Mar-2019 16:40 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2020 09:57 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Operator] |
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