Mid-air collision Accident Martin B-26F Marauder 42-96288,
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Date:Thursday 30 November 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B26M model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Martin B-26F Marauder
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Forces (USAAF)
Registration: 42-96288
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Beauraing, Namur -   Belgium
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Rivenhall RAF Base
Destination airport:Stockheim
Narrative:
Midair collision, no further details.
Per my father (H.H. Garza SSGT Engineer/Gunner- on flight) - the object that struck the plane's left engine/wing was a bale of chaff (aluminum strips radar counter-measure).

Sources:

- JF Baugher

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Oct-2012 12:20 Uli Elch Added
10-Oct-2012 13:19 Uli Elch Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Country, Phase, Narrative]
22-May-2014 20:23 Anon. Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
06-Nov-2022 01:31 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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