ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 245517
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| Date: | Monday 6 September 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-30203 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Voves, 16 km southeast of Chartres -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Knettishall, Suffolk, UK |
Shot down while on a return flight from a bombing mission to Stuttgart, Germany. Four crew members died in the crash, six survived.
Sources:
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=2629
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=3297
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/4176
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Dec-2020 17:51 | gerard57 | Added |
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