ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48696
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Date: | Monday 20 March 1944 |
Time: | 10:18 LT |
Type: | North American B-25 Mitchell Mk II |
Owner/operator: | 320 (NL) Sqn RAF |
Registration: | FR141 |
MSN: | NO-B |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 2 km west of Le Mesge, Somme département -
France
|
Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Dunsfold, Surrey |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Operation - Flixecourt special construction works (V-1 launch site) in the Somme département.
The pilot was presumed hit by a Flak shell fragment.
The aircraft pulled up steeply before stalling and crashing into a steep dive.
Nick name of the aircraft: 'Ouwe Jongens'.
Sources:
http://aircrewremembered.com/1944-03-20-loss-of-mitchell-fr141-bevelander.html?fbclid=IwAR1-Oel_tUfMODORLXxv8YBxv8xd3oYxQioxANJVux5S59dJ5eUAPFLH8VA&__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=8b5dc1bd6ccc64661280fc4acd9e3afcd7627b64-1612298774-0-AUDJEM2hvQ343NecVTCUrpIke8tm5DY7_0SNL_4HBI65sl4wSUiin2rPz2tm4tT3jo0K1RWmC9eMi-oFkjP1KUOeclzbZqz-xstAyUqhi8QdDbb7i5AFW3PNq8sMFuN55OfLJFy7ZAqXCVl99z6RDMimpkMK7wUwoApES0gPQUrs8yOg_FEL1U-Y3G7wJZKssB0_dSYGrrsmLdNfq5FBUr9KpuLzXbu3ZT0ZMs4ndlOv-sw1dIV53E13UsCkrmlxmA_CdMdpQ5MmAO_dm_Bxt2De0z_ngKEM_6dMipKYUKrz-N8uXRJxhhbwVf3mB5ts5Yyf6lXtZ8C6Gc25MxR2Ik6iLisDOVpZfPC8YvR5Eh7JZxN9mO8n0E1o_-HVH132KUmWIpSJbchT7vYVmC81i4NXid4eSGdOWnRRvywDeSxMrL2Q3g-bTz2L5RGMMkCPldiCkZCM7VTA_Vgkmuh3mY9imHSHr7rOtJxQYymljNPIHqbLumAsKMPiXmxdEq4QVrYlorvovPc191blX4RZ0_M Images:
A. (Adriaan) Bevelander, born 23 May 1917 in Bandung, Dutch East Indies.
Collection: Nederlanders bij de RAF (NIMH image bank).
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
10-Dec-2008 08:33 |
ASN archive |
Added |
02-Feb-2021 21:04 |
TigerTimon |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
02-Feb-2021 21:06 |
TigerTimon |
Updated [Destination airport] |
02-Feb-2021 21:16 |
TigerTimon |
Updated [Destination airport, Narrative] |
03-Feb-2021 10:11 |
Anon. |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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