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| Date: | Saturday 23 December 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Martin B-26G Marauder |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 43-34185 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hosingen -
 Luxembourg
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down by German flak during an attack on Eller Railroad bridge in Germany.
Name aircraft: "Fwightened Wabbit"
Crew:
Pilot 1Lt Lloyd D Burns
Co 2Lt Alphonse W Westee
Bomb/Nav S/Sgt Richard W Whitney
Radio Sgt E J Augusewicz
Eng/Gunner Sgt William C Owens
Arm/Gunner S/Sgt Robert D Peters
all became POW.
Sources:
- JF Baugher
http://historyflight.com/nw/docs/Preliminary_Allmuthen_Report.pdf
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/archive/aircraft/43-34185
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Sep-2012 01:47 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 09-Sep-2012 02:29 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Oct-2012 09:20 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Mar-2015 12:03 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Apr-2025 15:56 | MMR | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
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