ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51034
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 January 1944 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-1-VE Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 92th BGp /325th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-39758 |
| MSN: | 6501 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | along Hofmaatsweg, Albergen, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Podington /AAF Sta.109, Bedfordshire |
'Sky Scrapper' was shot down by Fw 190's and by four Bf 110 G-4's of the IV./NJG 1 that had taken off from Leeuwarden airfield.
The pilot who finished off the aircraft was Hauptmann Ernst Metz of the Stab IV./NJG 1.
Target: Oschersleben, Germany
Call Sign: NV-K
Crew:
Pilot 2nd Lt. J.A. Tryens O-742802 USAAF Survived POW
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. N.P. Burascano O-686979 USAAF Survived POW
Navigator 2nd Lt. E.M. Faris O-808022 USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier 2nd Lt. A.J. Guinnip O-686078 USAAF Survived POW
Radio Operator S/Sgt. S. Weiss 12183442 USAAF Survived POW
TT Gunner S/Sgt. L.R. Streeter 31129792 USAAF Survived POW
LW Gunner Sgt. S.G. Clevenger 35563998 USAAF Survived POW
RW Gunner Sgt. D.L. Gilbertson 37292892 USAAF Survived POW
BT Gunner Sgt. B.M. Walker 18225832 USAAF Survived POW
T Gunner Sgt. J.J. Cramer 16036392 USAAF Survived POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3297&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/7140
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Apr-2009 12:03 | Harmy | Updated |
| 01-Sep-2011 11:26 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jan-2019 08:09 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Nov-2019 20:04 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Apr-2020 15:39 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 11-Jun-2022 11:43 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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