ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50463
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| Date: | Thursday 25 May 1944 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Martin B-26B-50-MA Marauder |
| Owner/operator: | 323th BGp /455th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-95929 |
| MSN: | YU- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 km from Heer, Maastricht, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Earls Colne, Essex |
Hit by Flak over target; abandoned by the crew. Four of them were taken prisoner of war.
The Marauder was on an operation to the Seraing Railroad Bridge in Liège, Belgium.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3723&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/10096
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/78
Google Maps
- JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Oct-2012 07:20 | Uli Elch | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-May-2019 11:50 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-May-2019 11:52 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-Jan-2021 15:26 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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