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| Date: | Monday 17 May 1943 |
| Time: | 12:12 |
| Type: |  Martin B-26B Marauder |
| Owner/operator: | 322th BGp /450th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-17979 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 3 km west of IJmuiden, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Station 468 Bury St. Edmunds (Rougham) Suffolk |
Crashed during bombing mission to IJmuiden. Shot down by IJmuiden Flak.
Target: IJmuiden
Call Sign: DR-O
Crew:
Pilot Lt.Col. W.R. Purinton O-22835 USAAF Survived POW
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. W.H. Kinney O-663525 USAAF Survived POW
Nav / Bombardier 1st Lt. E.F. Jefferis PH O-791596 USAAF Belgium C-34-1 Washed up 5th Jul 43 near Castricum. Buried Ardennes American Cem
Engineer S/Sgt. J.J. Duhamel 32229080 USAAF Survived POW
Radio Operator S/Sgt. R.J. Gunther 18069927 USAAF Survived POW
T Gunner Sgt. L.F. Miller 11045124 USAAF Survived POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2333&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.b26.com/historian/trevor_allen/ijmuiden.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-May-2018 07:20 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Dec-2019 09:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 26-Jan-2021 10:05 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
| 28-May-2024 07:18 | PaulL | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
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