Accident Boeing B-17F-115-BO Fortress 42-30677,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51122
 
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Date:Thursday 16 December 1943
Time:afternoon
Type:Silhouette image of generic B17 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing B-17F-115-BO Fortress
Owner/operator:92th BGp /326th BSqn USAAF
Registration: 42-30677
MSN: 5791
Fatalities:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 10
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location: IJsselmeer near Urk, Overijssel -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Podington /AAF Sta.109
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Suffered battle damage by Luftwaffe fighters on return.

Target: Bremen, Germany
Call Sign: JW-K
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. E.C. Walsh O-353948 USAAF Cambridge WOM
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. H.S. Haycock O-808834 USAAF Cambridge WOM
Navigator 2nd Lt. J.K. Hanson O-809596 USAAF Cambridge WOM
Bombardier 2nd Lt. D. Pinnelas O-749788 USAAF Cambridge WOM
Engineer Sgt. J.L. Cole 38329015 USAAF Cambridge WOM
Radio Operator S/Sgt. L. Folsom 07010261 USAAF Survived POW
LW Gunner Sgt. L. Martin 16041057 USAAF Survived Evaded
RW Gunner Sgt. W.W. Higbe jr. 14125972 USAAF Survived POW
BT Gunner Sgt. H.D. Morgan 37494373 USAAF Survived Evaded
T Gunner Sgt. R.F. Conley 15354272 USAAF Cambridge WOM

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3223&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=

JF Baugher

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
02-Sep-2011 10:56 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative]
14-Dec-2018 17:29 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
01-Apr-2020 19:26 Reno Raines Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator]
15-Jun-2022 17:02 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
17-Jun-2022 21:31 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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