ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52227
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| Date: | Thursday 23 March 1944 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G-20-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 96th BGp /338th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-31624 |
| MSN: | 6738 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Schaijk, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snetterton Heath/AAF Sta.138, Norfolk |
The two starboard engines were set on fire by Flak on return; the crew abandoned the aircraft and were all taken prisoner of war.
The Fortress with call sign BX-X was on an operation to aviation industry at Braunschweig, Germany.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3540&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/5738
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/835
Google Maps
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Sep-2011 10:39 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Mar-2019 09:40 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2020 09:28 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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