ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206677
Last updated: 7 September 2021
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| Date: | 22-FEB-1944 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 364th BSqn /305th BGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-31322 |
| MSN: | WF-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Endcliffe Park, Sheffield -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USAAF Stn B-6 Chelveston |
| USAAF Stn B-6 Chelveston |
After returning from a bombing mission to Aalborg, Denmark, the heavily damaged airplane, nickname 'Mi Amigo', crashed in a park. All ten occupants died in the crash.
Lt John Kriegshauser USAAF and crew R.I.P.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endcliffe_Park
https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/service-and-wreath-laying-ceremony-in-honour-of-heroic-bomber-crew-who-crashed-in-sheffield-park-1-9034805
http://aircrashsites.co.uk/air-crash-sites-5/usaaf-b-17-42-31322-mi-amigo-endcliffe-park-sheffield-2/
Joe Baugher USAAF Serials
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2018 11:38 | gerard57 | Added |
| 24-Feb-2019 17:26 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Apr-2019 17:36 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time] |
| 18-Jul-2019 06:41 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 11-Jan-2021 11:12 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Operator, Operator] |
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