ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48703
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| Date: | Monday 25 October 1943 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  North American B-25 Mitchell Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 320 (NL) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | FR178 |
| MSN: | NO-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Brest, Finistère, Bretagne -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lasham |
Hit by Flak, disintegrated in midair.
The aircraft was on a Ramrod (bomber raid escorted by fighters aimed at destruction of a specific target in daylight) operation to Brest, France.
Takeoff time: 12:35
Crew:
Pilot Hfd.Off.Vl. E. Bakker VK RAF France
Navigator Res.2e Lt.Wnr. R.W.H. van Pelt RAF France
Wireless op Off.Vl. 2e klas H.G. van Haaften RAF Grebbeberg
Wo ag Sgt.Vlgt.tel. M. Bolk VK 12156 RAF Grebbeberg
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3029A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.veteraneninstituut.nl/media/med_view.asp?med_id=227
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 July 1944 | FR158 | 320 (NL) Sqn RAF | 4 | near Garnetot, L'Oudon, Calvados département | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Dec-2008 08:33 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Oct-2018 06:52 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2018 20:34 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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