ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51322
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| Date: | Sunday 10 October 1943 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-85-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 100th BGp /351th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-30087 |
| MSN: | 5201 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Vynen, Xanten, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thorpe Abbotts /AAF Sta.139 |
'Shackrat' exploded in mid-air after fighter attacks. Shot down by Fw. Erick Mattern of the 8./JG 1 (flying a Bf 109 G-6 from Leeuwarden or Eelde airfield, the Netherlands).
8 KiA, 2 POW.
Call Sign: EP-M
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. M.E. Beatly O-797954 USAAF USA
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. J.B. Dabney jr. O-677675 USAAF Survived POW
Navigator 2nd Lt. G. Moyle O-735140 USAAF USA Salisbury National Cemetery NC
Bombardier 2nd Lt. R.E. Griffiths O-676216 USAAF USA
Engineer T/Sgt. G.C. Burgess 33222700 USAAF USA
Radio Operator T/Sgt. A. Loguidice 32536026 USAAF Margraten J-6-11
LW Gunner S/Sgt. E.C. Karamol 35339152 USAAF Survived POW
RW Gunner S/Sgt. A.J. Licato 12039345 USAAF Margraten WOM
BT Gunner S/Sgt. M. Levine 12181918 USAAF USA
T Gunner S/Sgt. S.J. Young 15066384 USAAF Belgium B-30-15 Buried Ardennes American Cemetery
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2962A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/4048
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Sep-2011 09:45 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2017 16:04 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 08-Oct-2018 09:37 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2020 08:54 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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