Date:	Thursday 16 March 1944
Time:	16:30
Type:	Martin B-26 Marauder Mk II
Owner/operator:	12th Sqn SAAF
Registration:	FB492 "W"
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 6
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Montepagano/Cologna (Roseto degli Abruzzi - Teramo - Abruzzo) -   Italy
Phase:	Combat
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Biferno Campomarino
Destination airport:	Biferno Campomarino

Narrative:
Shot down by enemy German anti-aircraft (FLAK) during the bombing of strategic Italian sites (bridges located on the Vomano river)
Crew:
Sgt Charles Warden Ernest CHABOT (542302V) SAAF - killed
F/Sgt Theunis Pautz DEETLEFS (336447V) SAAF - killed
2/Lt. Edmund Ockert UECKERMANN (206002V) SAAF - killed
2/Lt. A.C.J.MASSAR (Belg.obs.) SAAF - killed
Two crew members survived to became a PoW,
Lt.Edward Westwood (Ted) MOULD (pilot) SAAF - SURVIVED and managed to escape capture
Lt.Deryck W. BIRCH (178028V) SAAF - POW

1.CWGC
2.POLESINE LOST AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION (recognized Italian Association). This research group actively collaborates with the US organization DPAA, responsible for searching for soldiers missing in war during recent conflicts.
3.Italian State Archives, Prefecture collection
4. South African Air Force archive
5.I.C.C.D. Central Institute for the Italian Catalogue and Documentation
6. Oral testimonies from local elders

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
01-Feb-2024 17:38	Anon.	Added
03-Feb-2024 23:02	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator, ]
24-Feb-2024 17:43	Leandro	Updated [Cn, Location, ]
17-Aug-2024 11:50	Leandro	Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative, ]