ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48664
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| Date: | Saturday 13 January 1945 |
| Time: | 14:29 LT |
| Type: |  North American B-25 Mitchell Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 320 (NL) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | FR181 |
| MSN: | NO-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Manderfeld, Büllingen, Liège -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.58 Melsbroek |
Takeoff at 13:20 hrs for an operation to Manderfeld.
Blown upside down by the force of an explosion on board Mitchell FW227. Control was lost and the airplane crashed.
The crew was initially buried at Manderfeld, but they now rest at different cemeteries in the Netherlands:
Pilot Res.1e Lt.Vl.Wnr. C.A. Bastiaenen RNeAF / Haarlem cemetery, Noord-Holland
Navigator/Bomb Aimer Off.ZWnr. 3e klas L.Th. Limbosch VK RNeAF / Grebbeberg cemetery, province of Utrecht
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Sgt.Vlgt.Sch. E.C. Harselaar van VK RNeAF / Amersfoort cemetery in the province of Utrecht; grave 13 12 101
Air Gunner Kpl.Vlgt.Sch. J. Driel van KvV RNeAF / Loenen War Cemetery, Gelderland
Sources:
http://www.veteraneninstituut.nl/media/med_view.asp?med_id=227
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5090B&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Dec-2008 08:33 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Oct-2016 19:57 | Anon. | Updated [Operator] |
| 17-Oct-2018 05:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 06-Jan-2020 16:29 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2020 16:29 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time] |
| 06-Jan-2020 17:17 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2022 02:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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