ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49220
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| Date: | Saturday 3 February 1945 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-60-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 95th BGp /334th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-102951 |
| MSN: | 8453 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | by beach pole 26, Texel, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Horham/AAF Sta.119, Suffolk |
Operation - Berlin, Germany / call sign: BG-Q
The aircraft was hit by Flak after the bombing run. It fell out of formation and was ditched 400 metres off Texel island.
Crew:
Pilot 2/Lt. R.P. Morris O-778901 USAAF / Washed up Texel. Buried Arlington National Cemetery in the USA.
Co-Pilot 2/Lt. D.M. Ratts O-775127 USAAF / Margraten cemetery in Limburg; grave P-13-11 / washed up Texel
Navigator F/O. K.C. Wood T-132418 USAAF / Washed up Texel. Buried USA.
Bombardier F/O. L.A. Pospisil T-129554 USAAF / Washed up Texel. Buried Long Island National Cemetery in the USA; grave J/14462.
Engineer Sgt. L.H. Hansen 37173845 USAAF / Cambridge WOM
Radio Operator Sgt. K.L. Petersen 36814003 USAAF / Margraten cemetery in Limburg; grave H-6-3 / washed up Texel
Left Waist Gunner Sgt. M.S. Onie 15375786 USAAF / Margraten cemetery in Limburg; grave I-7-14 / washed up Texel
Ball Turret Gunner Sgt. M.L. Bell 37576952 USAAF / Margraten cemetery in Limburg; grave H-6-2 / washed up Texel
Tail Gunner Sgt. W.T. Watt 38579269 USAAF / Margraten cemetery in Limburg; grave L-16-14 / washed up Terschelling at 8 April
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5193&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Sep-2011 04:42 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Jan-2020 14:49 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2020 18:59 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2022 06:24 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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