ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50751
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| Date: | Sunday 17 September 1944 |
| Time: | 10:00 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-40-VE Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 457th BGp /750th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-97951 |
| MSN: | 7316 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gennep, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Glatton/AAF Sta.130, Cambridgeshire |
Came down near Gennep, Holland on a Market Garden operation to Nijmegen, Gelderland. Over the target, hit by Flak. All eleven crew members were taken prisoner of war, one escaping from the hands of his captors later.
This was an H2X aircraft.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4050&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/11026
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Sep-2011 05:08 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Sep-2019 14:45 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2020 15:58 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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