ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49906
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Monday 25 September 1944 |
| Time: | 17:20 LT |
| Type: |  North American B-25 Mitchell Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 98 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | FW211 |
| MSN: | VO-Y |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Neerbosch-Oost, Nijmegen, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dunsfold, Surrey |
Crashed near Dorpstraat 148/150, Neerbosch-Oost, while on a mission to destroy Flak positions at Schaarsbergen, Arnhem, Gelderland.
In aerial combat, the aircraft was shot down by Focke-Wulf Fw 190A fighter aircraft of the IV. Gruppe/Jagdgeschwader 54, believed to be flown by fighter pilot Major Wolfgang Späte, the Gruppenkommandeur.
Three crew members died in the crash, one POW.
On the ground three persons died as the plane crashed into a house.
Crew:
Pilot P/O. S. Harrison 182005 RAF Jonkerbos cemetery; 17 A 3
Navigator/Bomb Aimer F/O. G.R. Munton 131107 RAF Jonkerbos cemetery; 17 A 5
Wireless Operator P/O. H.M. Nottle 417104 RAAF Jonkerbos cemetery; 17 A 4
Air Gunner F/Sgt. R.C. Taylor RAF - survived
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4345&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
http://www.oorlogsdodennijmegen.nl/gebeurtenis/1c8f730b-760a-4cb8-85a6-5c0522d3e3cb
LW Claims by Michael Balss
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=37930&highlight=Sp%E4te
http://ww2.dk/air/jagd/jg54.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 February 1945 | HD380 | 98 Sqn RAF | 4 | Langestraat, Deventer, Overijssel | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Nov-2015 09:58 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Dec-2015 18:00 | Faun | Updated [Operator] |
| 18-Sep-2019 15:42 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Sep-2019 19:04 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 20-Sep-2019 15:38 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2022 07:06 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation