ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50523
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| Date: | Sunday 7 May 1944 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-80-DL Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 351th BGp /510th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-37714 |
| MSN: | 8500 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 15 km off Noordwijk aan Zee, Noordwijk, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Polebrook/AAF Sta.110, Northamptonshire |
'Ronchi' was hit by Flak near the target (industrial complexes at Berlin) and ditched in the North Sea.
All ten crew members were taken prisoner of war.
Call Sign: TU-T
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3650&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/6638
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/49
Google Maps
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Sep-2011 03:13 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-May-2019 19:20 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Apr-2020 20:49 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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