ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231534
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| Date: | Sunday 30 January 1944 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-5-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 385th BGp /549th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-31181 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Himbergen, Bissendorf, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Great Ashfield/AAF Sta.155, Suffolk |
Probably, this aircraft was damaged by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Hermann Greiner of the 10./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110G from Leeuwarden airfield in the Netherlands.
The ten crew members were all taken prisoner of war.
In the afternoon, the USAAF raided aviation industry and industrial areas at Braunschweig, whilst industrial areas at Hannover were struck as a Target of Opportunity.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/5251
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2019 12:34 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 18-Dec-2019 12:35 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-Dec-2019 12:41 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Apr-2020 15:23 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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