ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48986
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 March 1945 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  North American B-25 Mitchell Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 180 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HD356 |
| MSN: | EV-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | B.78 Eindhoven Airfield, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.58 Melsbroek, Belgium (takeoff at 09:15 hrs) |
The aircraft was hit by light Flak over the target (Bocholt, Nordrhein-Westfalen) and emergency-landed on return.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner F/O. V.J.A. Collard was seriously injured in the leg & amputated at the thigh.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5411&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Mar-2020 10:00 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2022 01:46 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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