ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50946
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| Date: | Friday 4 February 1944 |
| Time: | 13:32 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-20-DL Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 100th BGp /418th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-37975 |
| MSN: | 8761 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea W of Grevelingenmeer, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thorpe Abbotts |
Sustained battle damage.
The Fortress was on an operation to marshalling yards at Frankfurt, Germany. These were targeted because of the upcoming invasion of the European mainland.
The aircraft with call sign LD-U was hit by Flak and by Focke-Wulfs of the 1./JG 26 (from Florennes airfield, Belgium) over Goeree-Overflakkee, Zuid-Holland. 4 KiA, 6 MiA:
Pilot 1st Lt. W.E. Green O-677261 USAAF Margraten WOM
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. J.P. Jensen O-741910 USAAF Margraten WOM
Navigator 2nd Lt. J.J. Joyce O-685345 USAAF Belgium B-17-18 Washed up Ellemeet 18 Apr 44; Buried American Cemetery Ardennes
Bombardier 2nd Lt. J.S. Hamilton O-679503 USAAF Belgium D-20-8 Washed up Ouddorp 6 Feb 44; Buried American Cemetery Ardennes
Engineer T/Sgt. R.B. Beran 37218415 USAAF Margraten WOM
Radio Operator S/Sgt. R.P. Valentik 31142791 USAAF Margraten WOM
LW Gunner S/Sgt. H.J. Waskewicz 36528100 USAAF USA Washed up Ouddorp 6 Feb 44; Michigan
RW Gunner S/Sgt. S.F. Tisdale 16109083 USAAF Margraten WOM
BT Gunner S/Sgt. R.K. Anderegg 37437834 USAAF Belgium D-8-49 Buried American Cemetery Ardennes
T Gunner S/Sgt. L.E. Leist 34343991 USAAF Margraten WOM
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3381&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/6898
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Jagdgeschwader/JG26.htm
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Apr-2009 03:26 | Harmy | Updated |
| 03-Sep-2011 03:37 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Jan-2012 13:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Jan-2019 11:57 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Jan-2019 11:57 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 24-Feb-2020 16:31 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 24-Jun-2022 06:59 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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