Accident North American B-25 Mitchell Mk III HD390,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49082
 
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Date:Sunday 25 February 1945
Time:09:45 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic B25 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American B-25 Mitchell Mk III
Owner/operator:98 Sqn RAF
Registration: HD390
MSN: VO-U
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Bergsche Maas river at Drongelen, Noord-Brabant -   Netherlands
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:B.58 Melsbroek, Belgium
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The aircraft was on an operation to Rees in Nordrhein-Westfalen (Germany) when it crashed into the Bergsche Maas river.

Crew:

Pilot P/O. D.H. Fenner 179037 RAF / Jonkerbos cemetery; grave 16 J 1
Navigator/Bomb Aimer F/Lt. L.J. Trapp 136529 RAF / Jonkerbos cemetery; grave 16 J 4-5
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner W/O. K.J. Clarke 778450 RAF / Jonkerbos cemetery; grave 16 J 4-5
Air Gunner F/Sgt. R.B. Goldsmith RAF / safe

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5314&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
21-Feb-2020 14:35 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
21-Feb-2020 14:36 TigerTimon Updated [Phase]

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