ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50932
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| Date: | Thursday 10 February 1944 |
| Time: | 13:20 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-1-BO Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 388th BGp /562th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-31115 |
| MSN: | S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Busch en Dam, Uitgeest, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Knettishall/AAF Sta.136, Suffolk |
'Hell's Belle' was badly hit by Flak near the target. Exploded in mid-air on return.
The aircraft was on an operation to industrial area at Braunschweig, Germany.
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. J.R. Feeney O-745659 USAAF USA Initially buried at Margraten
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. S.C. Gundy O-680438 USAAF Survived POW
Navigator 2nd Lt. S.I. Simon O-801096 USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier 2nd Lt. J.C. Dirickson O-670036 USAAF Survived POW
Engineer T/Sgt. C.W. Ball 15115176 USAAF Survived POW
Radio Operator T/Sgt. N.F. Kajut 33279641 USAAF Margraten G-16-26
LW Gunner S/Sgt. M.B. Forbis 16017805 USAAF Kolhorn
RW Gunner S/Sgt. J.F. Smith 32385039 USAAF Survived POW
BT Gunner S/Sgt. W.J. Lennous 35381277 USAAF Survived POW
T Gunner S/Sgt. L.M. Le Fevre 39255078 USAAF Margraten L-7-18
Photographer T/Sgt. O.O. Land 34350062 USAAF Survived POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3391&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/5178
JF Baugher
http://nl.tracesofwar.com/artikel/8341/B-17G-Flying-Fortress-Monument.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Apr-2009 03:26 | Harmy | Updated |
| 01-Sep-2011 09:52 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jan-2012 15:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Feb-2012 03:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 16-Nov-2014 17:00 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Feb-2019 10:23 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Apr-2020 20:43 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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