ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51118
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| Date: | Thursday 16 December 1943 |
| Time: | 13:52 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-1-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 96th BGp /339th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-31113 |
| MSN: | 6227 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea W of Terschelling, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snetterton Heath /AAF Sta.138 |
'Zilch' collided in mid-air with B-17F 'Ole Puss' / registration 42-30872 following Luftwaffe fighter attack, in which an engine was shot off. Crashed into the North Sea.
Target: Bremen, Germany
Call Sign: QJ-
Crew:
Pilot Capt. H.R. Mott O-670589 USAAF Margraten WOM
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. H.E. Creutzmann O-681343 USAAF Margraten WOM
Navigator 2nd Lt. T.B. Blackwell O-801114 USAAF Margraten WOM
Bombardier 2nd Lt. A.D. Stewart O-670286 USAAF Margraten WOM
Engineer T/Sgt. F.W. Gauss 32142594 USAAF Margraten WOM
Radio Operator T/Sgt. J. Mancina 39829787 USAAF Margraten WOM
Air gunner S/Sgt. A.R. Nichols 32411389 USAAF Margraten WOM
Air gunner S/Sgt. L.M. Branam 36353676 USAAF Margraten WOM
BT Gunner S/Sgt. P.J. Santillan 37436475 USAAF Margraten WOM
T Gunner S/Sgt. W.M. Sturdevant 16009407 USAAF Margraten WOM
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3229&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/5176
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Sep-2011 09:50 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Dec-2018 18:08 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2020 19:31 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2022 23:25 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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