ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 97293
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| Date: | Monday 29 May 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 652nd BSqn /25th BGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-3279 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Off Ballyfortran/Ballydavid, Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry -
 Ireland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF St.Eval, Cornwall |
| RAF St. Eval |
Delivered Denver, CO 21.4.43; delivered Dow Field 21.5.43; Assigned 350th BS, 100th BG RAF Podington 2.6.43; Thorpe Abbotts 9.6.43; transferred 625th BS, 25th BG RAF Watton Norfolk; detailed to RAF St Eval, Cornwall 29.5.44 with Mike Lorens,
The plane was bound for the Atlantic on a weather observation mission with the operational profile code named 'Epicure'. Crashed 29.5.44 Off Ballyfortran/Ballydavid, Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry. All eight crew survived:
2/Lt Michael J. LORENZ Jr O-804695
2/Lt Laurence J. KETTERER O-751548
2/Lt Nathan SWERDLOW O-688480
S/Sgt Arnold W. ""Wes"" WESTERLIN 17164938
S/Sgt Joseph J. BUBULKA 33468840
Sgt Harold TARVIN 36448995
Sgt Lee W. RICHARDSON 15337989
Sgt William Brotherston YOUNG 1870237 RAF
Crew picked up and flown back to base next day; aircraft salvaged 29.5.44. Aircraft named "HELLS BELLS" then "BADGER BEAUTY".
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
2. -
3. http://www.ww2irishaviation.com/42-3279.htm
4. http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/6349
5. http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showpost.php?p=135338&postcount=4
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Feb-2015 14:45 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Dec-2017 20:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jan-2019 07:26 | dp_burke | Updated [Source] |
| 05-Nov-2019 17:03 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 31-Mar-2020 10:03 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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