Accident Martin B-26G Marauder 43-34450,
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Date:Thursday 19 April 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B26M model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Martin B-26G Marauder
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Forces (USAAF)
Registration: 43-34450
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Peronne/St Quentin (A-72) -   France
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Peronne/St Quentin
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed on takeoff. With the 597th Bomb Squadron, 392nd Bomb Group, 9th Air Force.

Killed were:

1st Lt. Elmer J. Frank, O-815873, PA, Pilot
1st Lt. Russell D. Jenks
Flt. Off. Elmer T. Funke
Flt. Off. Casimir L. Szaj
T/Sgt. John D. Foley
S/Sgt. Stephen M. Kmetz

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1943_2.html
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/238141618/john-d-foley

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Sep-2012 09:29 Uli Elch Updated [Operator, Departure airport]
11-Oct-2012 10:36 Uli Elch Updated [Location, Departure airport]
30-Mar-2022 06:39 Gumby778 Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, Category]

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