ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51300
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| Date: | Thursday 14 October 1943 |
| Time: | 13:45 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-60-DL Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 305th BGp /364th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-3436 |
| MSN: | 8372 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Eygelshoven, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chelveston /AAF Sta.105 |
Shot down by Obfw. Anton-Rudolf Piffer of the 2./JG 1, flying an Fw 190A from Deelen airfield.
5 KiA, 5 POW.
Call Sign: WF-R
Takeoff time: 10:15
Crew:
Pilot 2nd Lt. D.J. McDarby O-799818 USAAF Survived POW
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. D.P. Breeden O-745041 USAAF Margraten WOM
Navigator 2nd Lt. W.J. Martin O-683279 USAAF Margraten B-15-9
Bombardier 2nd Lt. H.A. Manley O-668719 USAAF Margraten F-20-17
Engineer Sgt. A.E. Linrud 37314603 USAAF Survived POW
Radio Operator S/Sgt. H.F. Crawford 35715111 USAAF Survived POW
LW Gunner Sgt. L.R. Henlin 31179950 USAAF Margraten B-21-26
RW Gunner Sgt. R.G. Wells 15335108 USAAF USA
BT Gunner Sgt. B.F. Roberts 16150207 USAAF Survived POW
T Gunner Sgt. D.C. Lepore 32555440 USAAF Survived POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2971&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/6507
JF Baugher
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 June 1944 | 42-102870 | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) | Poltava AB |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Sep-2011 11:35 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Oct-2018 20:05 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Oct-2018 06:58 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time] |
| 01-Apr-2020 09:09 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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