ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51258
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| Date: | Thursday 11 November 1943 |
| Time: | 14:55 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-1-VE Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 94th BGp /331th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-39855 |
| MSN: | 6598 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Stadsedijk, Oudemolen, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bury St Edmunds /AAF Sta.468 |
"Ole Basser" was shot down by an Fw 190 A-6 of the II./JG 26, flying from Cambrai-Épinoy airfield, France. The aircraft was on its return flight and exploded in mid-air.
3 KiA, 7 POW:
Pilot: Paul Kane, Co-Pilot: Lynn Oliver, Bombardier: George Ross (3KIA), Navigator: Larry Hoban, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Hoyt Stropes, Radio Operator: Ray Leib, Ball Turret Gunner: Ray Gibbons, Waist Gunner: Milo King, Waist Gunner: Chas Wrobel, Tail Gunner: Harry Knechtle (7POW)
Call Sign: QE-N
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3073&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
JF Baugher
http://www.8thafhs.com/get_mia_aircraft.php?acgroup_id=7&mission_date=1943-11-11
http://www.arg1940-1945.nl/index_htm_files/December%202012.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Sep-2011 04:32 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Aug-2018 16:56 | harro | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Nov-2018 16:18 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2020 19:19 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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