ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50589
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 April 1944 |
| Time: | 11:50 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-1-VE Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 401th BGp /614th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-39820 |
| MSN: | 6563 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Steinhagen, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Deenethorpe, Northamptonshire |
'Also Ran - Still Running' was hit by Flak; the ten crew members abandoned her and were all taken prisoner of war.
The Fortress with call sign IW-J was on an operation to aviation industry at Szczecin (Stettin), Poland.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3585&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/7202
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/857
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Nov-2010 05:09 | Also Ran | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants] |
| 03-Sep-2011 04:29 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2011 04:29 | Uli Elch | Updated [Phase] |
| 06-Jan-2012 08:10 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2017 16:29 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 09-Apr-2019 08:17 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Apr-2020 16:26 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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