ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49157
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 February 1945 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-85-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 351th BGp /508th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-38405 |
| MSN: | 9383 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Westzaan polder, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Polebrook/AAF Sta.110, Northamptonshire |
Operation / Dresden, Germany
Near Egmond aan Zee, the aircraft was hit and crippled by Flak. The pilots crash-landed the Fortress.
One of the crew, the navigator 1st Lt. Robert William Hays, was killed and four, including the pilot, were hospitalised. The whole crew became prisoners of war.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5254&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
JF Baugher
http://www.626-squadron.co.uk/willem15.htm
Google Maps
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/12410
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Sep-2011 04:31 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Sep-2018 12:34 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Feb-2020 10:05 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Feb-2020 10:05 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source] |
| 05-Apr-2020 19:09 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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