ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49613
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| Date: | Sunday 26 November 1944 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-35-DL Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 381th BGp /532th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-106994 |
| MSN: | 21909 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Berg en Bos area, Apeldoorn, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ridgewell/AAF Stn.167, Essex |
'Little Guy' was badly damaged. 3 engines were out.
Pilot stayed with the plane while others bailed out. Seven crew members were taken prisoner of war.
The Fortress with call sign 'VE-K' was on an operation against the railway viaduct at Altenbeken, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
Crew:
Pilot 2/Lt. K.S. Smith O-771565 USAAF / buried USA
Co-Pilot 2/Lt. D.F. McGurk O2058845 USAAF / POW
Navigator F/O. M.A. La Luzerne T-128460 USAAF / POW
Togglier S/Sgt. B.F. Wear 16154134 USAAF / POW
Engineer Sgt. R.K. Porter 13032669 USAAF / POW
Radio Operator Sgt. L.F. Colson 32941940 USAAF / POW
Ball Turret Gunner Sgt. G.E. Contreras 39863258 USAAF / buried Margraten cemetery; grave B-19-12
Waist Gunner Sgt. T. Arnold 16173436 USAAF / POW
Tail Gunner Sgt. F.R. De Lange 17144240 USAAF / POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4727&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
JF Baugher
THE ARMY AIR FORCES IN WORLD WAR II: COMBAT CHRONOLOGY, 1941-1945 by Carter / Mueller, the Office of Air Force History
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/2392
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Sep-2011 05:01 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Oct-2019 17:56 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 21-Oct-2019 17:57 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source] |
| 12-Apr-2020 16:05 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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