ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51714
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| Date: | Friday 25 June 1943 |
| Time: | 09:15 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 303th BGp /360th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-5390 |
| MSN: | 3929 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | along the road Borgsweer-Lalleweer Rd, Groningen prv -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Molesworth /AAF Sta.107 Cambridgeshire |
'The Avenger' was claimed shot down by Unteroffizier Hans-Georg Huthenke of the 3./JG 11 (flying an Fw 190 A-4 from Husum airfield, Germany) at Bourtange, Groningen, the Netherlands. 1 KiA, 9 POW.
Call Sign: PU-L
Crew:
Pilot 1st Lt. J.F. Palmer O-791142 USAAF Margraten N-14-8 Initially buried at Borgsweer
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. R.M. Sheldon O-734143 USAAF Margraten I-20-4
Navigator 2nd Lt. C.M. Kieffer USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier Sgt. L.C. Applequist USAAF Survived POW
Engineer S/Sgt. E.E. Duffey 37208317 USAAF Margraten B-5-5
Radio Operator T/Sgt. E. Gullage 32325120 USAAF Margraten P-13-9
LW Gunner S/Sgt. S.A. Holder 19106061 USAAF Margraten I-21-20
RW Gunner S/Sgt. N.E. Hornbacher 16044476 USAAF Margraten I-20-1
BT Gunner S/Sgt. B.M. Owen 18109164 USAAF Margraten J-9-17
T Gunner S/Sgt. E. Hodges USAAF Survived POW
Photographer S/Sgt. T.L. Stringer USAAF Survived POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2579&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Sep-2011 07:37 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jun-2018 11:59 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jun-2018 12:41 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Nov-2019 07:19 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 31-Mar-2020 17:51 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2022 10:38 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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