ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238357
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Date: | Monday 24 April 1944 |
Time: | 13:49 LT |
Type: | Boeing B-17G-5-BO Flying Fortress |
Owner/operator: | USAAF |
Registration: | 42-31172 |
MSN: | B |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Location: | Dübendorf -
Switzerland
|
Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Thurleigh |
Destination airport: | Thurleigh |
Narrative:The aircraft was hit by German fighters and one engine failed. The pilot made an emergency landing in Dübendorf. The aircraft was repaired later and flown back to UK on the 4th of September 1945.
Sources:
https://warbird.ch/wb-events/motor-nummer-2-verloren/ Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
19-Jul-2020 16:08 |
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