ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50629
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| Date: | Monday 22 January 1945 |
| Time: | 14:15 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-40-DL Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 351th BGp /509th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-6078 |
| MSN: | 22301 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Maas river near Boxmeer, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Polebrook/AAF Sta.110, Northamptonshire |
'Hard Hearted Mama' was hit by Flak over the target and over the front line; crashed on the banks of the Maas river.
The Fortress was on an operation to the Holten synthetic oil plant at Sterkrade in Germany.
Crew:
Pilot 1/Lt. R.H. Goldsborough O-823354 USAAF / prisoner of war
Co-Pilot 2/Lt. C.F. Balik O-926287 USAAF / prisoner of war
Navigator F/O. J. Romanishin T-128475 USAAF / prisoner of war
Engineer T/Sgt. C.F. Miller 37099324 USAAF / prisoner of war
Radio Operator T/Sgt. T.F. Kennedy Jr. 33791485 USAAF / prisoner of war
Nose Gunner Sgt. G.F. Shirts 17136758 USAAF / buried McDaniel Cemetery Caldwell in the USA
Ball Turret Gunner S/Sgt. J.M. Kalapp 34795852 USAAF / prisoner of war
Waist Gunner S/Sgt. R.P. Fendall 19201880 USAAF / prisoner of war
Tail Gunner Sgt. J.T. Rushing 39340922 USAAF / prisoner of war
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5150&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/15154
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Sep-2011 04:52 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Jan-2020 17:56 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2020 18:54 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 16-Jun-2022 08:05 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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