ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 223549
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 March 1944 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-75-DL Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 91th BGp /324th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-3506 |
| MSN: | DF-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 50 nm W of IJmuiden, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bassingbourn/AAF Sta.121, Cambridgeshire |
'Sir Baboon McGoon' ditched in the North Sea.
The crew was rescued by the S64 and S117 boats of the 8./Schnellbootflottille, 28 nautical miles west-northwest of IJmuiden at 21:26 hrs.
The Fortress was on an operation to aviation industry at Waggum, Braunschweig, Germany. A Bf 109 assembly factory (Mühlenbau) was located there.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3559A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/6577
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/844
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Mar-2019 09:51 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 02-Apr-2020 16:22 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 24-Jun-2022 09:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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