ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49233
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| Date: | Sunday 28 January 1945 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-55-DL Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 96th BGp /337th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-6589 |
| MSN: | 22812 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | between Lith and Oss, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snetterton Heath/AAF Sta.138, Norfolk |
The aircraft was damaged by Flak and crashed.
Crew:
Pilot 2/Lt. E.E. Dasso O-778421 USAAF / Margraten cemetery in Limburg; grave O-9-3
Co-Pilot 2/Lt. G.E. Engle O2064897 USAAF / buried USA
Navigator 2/Lt. W.L. Mc Bride Jr. O2070078 USAAF / buried USA
Engineer Cpl. E.A. Slaybaugh 37324549 USAAF / buried Ardennes American Cemetery in Belgium; grave C-33-6
Radio Operator Cpl. H.D. Matz 17151491 USAAF / Margraten cemetery in Limburg; grave N-22-1
Nose Gunner Cpl. N.H. Dempsey 39726208 USAAF / injured
Ball Turret Gunner Cpl. J.R. Holmes 36951039 USAAF / buried USA
Waist Gunner Cpl. A.J. Iskrzak 31452880 USAAF / buried USA
Tail Gunner Cpl. E.J.B. Mac Intosh 39726479 USAAF / Margraten cemetery in Limburg; grave O-21-14
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5172&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 |
| 03-Sep-2011 05:27 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jan-2020 19:39 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2020 18:57 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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