ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49645
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| Date: | Sunday 19 November 1944 |
| Time: | 15:40 LT |
| Type: |  North American B-25 Mitchell Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 226 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | FW146 |
| MSN: | MQ-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Veldenseweg road, Venlo, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.50 Vitry-en-Artois, France |
Takeoff at 14:35 hrs for an operation against bridges at Venlo.
Over the target, hit by Flak and crashed.
The five crew members who didn't survive are buried at the Jonkerbos war cemetery in Gelderland:
Pilot S/Ldr. G. Campbell DFC 46638 RAF / grave 20 A 7
Navigator/Bomb Aimer F/O. D.G. Farquhar DFC 139615 RAF / grave 20 A 8-9
Special Operator F/O. J.L. Halliday 142460 RAF / grave 20 A 6
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner P/O. W. Hodson 185072 RAF / grave 20 A 8-9
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner P/O. W.E. Osmond 421929 RAAF / grave 20 A 5
Air Gunner W/O. J.F.X.A. Cote R/82474 RCAF / POW, wounded
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4681&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 October 1943 | FL164 | 226 Sqn RAF | 4 | North Sea off Walcheren, Zeeland | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Oct-2019 12:16 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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