ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73481
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| Date: | Monday 2 October 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 711th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-38245 |
| MSN: | 9223 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Weatherden Hall Farm, Hitcham, Suffolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Rattlesden /AAF Sta.126 |
| RAF Rattlesden, UK |
43-38245 collided in the air with 44-6460 over Rattlesden A/F (Station 126) when the 447th Bombardment Group was assembling for a mission to Kassel.
Captain Clifford T. Leach and his crew all died in the accident along with 9 in the other B-17.
Sources:
Wikipedia.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Mar-2010 23:31 | angels one five | Added |
| 16-Mar-2010 23:33 | angels one five | Updated [Date] |
| 03-Sep-2011 12:56 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 08-Sep-2011 08:36 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 23-Jan-2012 04:04 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Operator, Narrative] |
| 17-Mar-2014 00:57 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 25-Nov-2018 18:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 21-Dec-2019 09:02 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 31-Mar-2020 09:55 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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