ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50856
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 February 1944 |
| Time: | 11:10 LT |
| Type: |  Martin B-26B-20-MA Marauder |
| Owner/operator: | 386th BGp /555th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-31685 |
| MSN: | RU- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Dubbeldam, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Great Dunmow/AAF Sta.164 Essex |
'Lady From Hades' was hit by light Flak of the leichte Flak-Abteilung 831 (o) and collided with B-26 41-31644.
The crew bailed out safely and the aircraft crashed.
In the morning, 66 B-26 Marauders of the 386th Bomb Group USAAF raided Gilze-Rijen airfield, on which they dropped 317 * 250 lbs and 927 * 100 lbs high-explosive bombs. They were escorted by RAF Spitfires.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3453&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/954
book 'Vliegvelden in Oorlogstijd'
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/954
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 September 1944 | 43-34364 | 386th BGp /554th BSqn USAAF | 0 | Wemeldinge, Zeeland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Apr-2009 04:41 | Harmy | Updated |
| 16-Feb-2012 04:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Phase] |
| 20-Feb-2019 07:31 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Feb-2019 16:36 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities] |
| 26-Jan-2021 10:01 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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