ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50810
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| Date: | Monday 6 March 1944 |
| Time: | 15:13 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-15-BO Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 452th BGp /731th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-31373 |
| MSN: | 6487 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | hamlet De Leijen, Staphorst, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Deopham Green/AAF Sta.142, Norfolk |
'Flakstop' was hit by Luftwaffe fighters over the Dutch-German border and crashed at De Leijen.
Five crew killed, one taken prisoner of war, four evaded capture.
The aircraft with call sign '-V' was on an operation to industrial areas of one of the following 'Targets of Opportunity': Kalkeberge (now Rüdersdorf bei Berlin, Brandenburg), Oranienburg (Brandenburg), Potsdam (Brandenburg), Templin (Brandenburg), Verden (Niedersachsen) and Lutherstadt Wittenberg (Sachsen-Anhalt).
Crew:
Pilot 2nd Lt. C.F. Wagner O-684435 USAAF Margraten J-3-16 - initially buried at Staphorst
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. A.R. Willis O-754451 USAAF Survived evaded
Navigator 2nd Lt. C.J. Martin O-691779 USAAF Survived evaded
Bombardier 2nd Lt. H.H. Gladys O-682106 USAAF Survived evaded
Engineer T/Sgt. D.A. Porter 16154449 USAAF Survived evaded
Radio Operator T/Sgt. F. Shaffer 34403199 USAAF USA
LW Gunner Sgt. J.E. Tracy 12143775 USAAF USA
RW Gunner S/Sgt. F.V. Richmond 11018903 USAAF USA
BT Gunner S/Sgt. L.J. Freeman 20842306 USAAF Survived POW
T Gunner T/Sgt. G.L. James 06572725 USAAF Margraten M-5-5
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3500&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/5462
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/810
Google Maps
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Apr-2009 06:02 | Harmy | Updated |
| 01-Sep-2011 10:19 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2012 01:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2019 14:59 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2020 15:36 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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