ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51280
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 October 1943 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-35-VE Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 385th BGp /550th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-5913 |
| MSN: | 6209 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Slek, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Great Ashfield /AAF Sta.155 |
'Shack Bunny' crashed due to mechanical failure at Slek, Limburg, the Netherlands, during a mission to Düren. The aircraft left the formation 15 minutes before the target.
MACR database has the date as Oct 10.
Call Sign: HR-
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. L.V. Fryer O-665675 USAAF Survived POW
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. C.G. Mc Ilveen O-735422 USAAF Survived POW
Navigator 1st Lt. J.S. Darakov O-735982 USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier 2nd Lt. E.D. Rinkenberger O-733356 USAAF Survived POW
Engineer S/Sgt. C.A. Lisiewski 36219876 USAAF Survived Evaded, returned to England
Radio Operator T/Sgt. W.G. Cokins 36333782 USAAF Survived POW
LW Gunner T/Sgt. F. Browning 16069047 USAAF Survived POW
RW Gunner T/Sgt. J.F. Pittman 14054789 USAAF Survived POW
BT Gunner S/Sgt. G.A. Good 19070682 USAAF Survived POW
T Gunner S/Sgt. D.E. Carr 33323881 USAAF Survived POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3003&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/8450
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Sep-2011 07:18 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2018 15:20 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2020 09:20 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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