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Input Aircraft
Aircraft	Database entry
Fokker G-1	G-1
Fokker D.21	D-XXI
Douglas D8	D8
Fokker C.5	C-V
Fokker T-8	T-8
Arado 66	Ar 66
Messerschmitt 109	Bf 109
Messerschmitt 262	Me 262
Dakota (RAF)	Dakota
C-47 (USAAF)	C-47
Fotress (RAF)	Fortress
B-17 (USAAF)	B-17
DeHavilland Moth	D.H.60
Fieseler Storch	Fi 156
Focke Wulf 200	Fw 200

Input Date
Date	Database entry
22nd June 43	22-06-43
15th October 42	15-10-42
5th March 43	05-03-43

Input Unit
Unit	Database entry
all on KG 4	/KG 4
all on JG 1	/JG 1
4FG/335FS	/335FS
all on 106 Sqdn	106 Sqdn
91BG/323BS	323BS
1 Lvr	1 Lvr

Monument chart: M0012
Monument Name	T/R Number
Monument B-17G 42-31299	T3496
Date unveiling	Street	City	Zipcode	Province
	Oranjekanaal zuidzijde 5	Oranje	9416 TA	Drenthe

Description
A boulder with bronze plaque. The plaque bears the callsign of the B-17 and its crew. The monument is 90 centimeters high, 50 centimeters wide and 40 centimeters deep.
The monument on the Oranjekanaal reminds the inhabitants of Orange of the crash of the American B-17G bomber 42-31299 'Junior' on March 6, 1944. Battle damage after fighter attack; probably shot down by Ofw. Scherer or 1./JG 11, Only Navigator 2/Lt E.A. Skinner managed to escape and returned to England on 11-09-1944. The rest were made prisoners of war.

Description

A boulder with bronze plaque. The plaque bears the callsign of the B-17 and its crew. The monument is 90 centimeters high, 50 centimeters wide and 40 centimeters deep.

History

The monument on the Oranjekanaal reminds the inhabitants of Orange of the crash of the American B-17G bomber 42-31299 'Junior' on March 6, 1944. Battle damage after fighter attack; probably shot down by Ofw. Scherer or 1./JG 11, Only Navigator 2/Lt E.A. Skinner managed to escape and returned to England on 11-09-1944. The rest were made prisoners of war.

Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945