ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52341
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 June 1943 |
| Time: | 08:45 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-85-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 384th BGp /545th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-30076 |
| MSN: | 5190 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Wilhelminadorp north of Goes, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grafton Underwood |
Shot down by Leutnant Friedrich Lange of the 5./JG 26 (flying an Fw 190 A-5 from Vitry-en-Artois airfield, France) at Wilhelminadoorp, Netherlands on a mission to Antwerp, Belgium. 4 KiA, 6 POW.
Call Sign: JD-V
Crew:
Pilot 2nd Lt. R.J. Olbinski O-733710 USAAF Survived POW
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. H.R. Swift O-798697 USAAF Survived POW
Navigator 2nd Lt. R.E. Grandpre O-797308 USAAF Survived POW
Bombardier 2nd Lt. D.H. Turner O-735218 USAAF USA
Engineer T/Sgt. E.M. Trickett 35405056 USAAF Belgium D-9-8 Buried Ardennes American Cem
Radio Operator T/Sgt. O.E. Reed 35355941 USAAF Survived POW
Air gunner S/Sgt. G.W. Waterman 12136487 USAAF Belgium C-9-44 Buried Ardennes American Cem
Air gunner S/Sgt. W.J. Counihan jr. 17053961 USAAF Survived POW
BT Gunner S/Sgt. G.F. Werbanec 33288705 USAAF Survived POW
T Gunner S/Sgt. H.J. Cooke 34430596 USAAF Belgium A-44-32 Buried Ardennes American Cem
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2530&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/4036
JF Baugher
Images:
Memorial at the crash site (photo: H.Ranter)
Memorial at the crash site (photo: H.Ranter)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Sep-2011 09:42 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2018 09:15 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jul-2019 09:37 | harro | Updated [Photo] |
| 17-Jul-2019 09:38 | harro | Updated [Photo] |
| 19-Dec-2019 21:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 31-Mar-2020 17:45 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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