ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50630
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| Date: | Monday 22 January 1945 |
| Time: | 14:15 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-95-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 384th BGp /544th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-38850 |
| MSN: | 9828 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nijbroek, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grafton Underwood/AAF Sta.106, Northamptonshire |
The aircraft was hit by Flak in the target area and crashed.
The Fortress with call sign 'SU-D' was on an operation to the Holten synthetic oil plant at Sterkrade in Germany.
Crew:
Pilot 1/Lt. E.A. van Popering O-740984 USAAF / Margraten cemetery in Limburg; grave O-13-14 / succumbed to his injuries on the 4th of February
Co-Pilot 2/Lt. W.E. Doheny O-577380 USAAF / prisoner of war
Navigator 2/Lt. J.G. Ferrell O-462831 USAAF / evader
Togglier S/Sgt. E. Ozyjowski 42103005 USAAF / buried USA
Engineer T/Sgt. R.L. Schulz 19164757 USAAF / prisoner of war
Radio Operator T/Sgt. R.A. Pechout 11102154 USAAF / prisoner of war
Ball Turret Gunner Sgt. C.W. Mathias 18000850 USAAF / prisoner of war
Waist Gunner Sgt. A. Maffei 39542710 USAAF / evader
Tail Gunner Sgt. R.E. Denney 38563685 USAAF / prisoner of war
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5151&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/12855
https://www.8thafhs.org/old/new/incl_missions.php
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Sep-2011 07:56 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Jan-2020 18:02 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2020 18:53 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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