ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48665
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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: | FW227 |
| MSN: | NO-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Manderfeld, Büllingen, Liège -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.58 Melsbroek (B) |
Takeoff at 13:20 hrs for an operation to Manderfeld.
The aircraft was hit by German Flak and exploded in mid-air. Another Mitchell flying close by, FR181, was blown out of the air by the explosion.
Three crew members currently rest at Amersfoort cemetery in the Netherlands:
Pilot Lt.Vl. 2e klas J.H. Muntinga RNeAF / Amersfoort cemetery; grave 13 12 101
Navigator/Bomb Aimer F/O. G.F. Mertens RNeAF / possibly buried in Belgium
Air Gunner Kpl.Vlgt.Sch. J.E. Dam van KvV RNeAF / Amersfoort cemetery; grave 13 12 101
Air Gunner Kpl.Vlgt.Sch. P.H. Peetoom RNeAF / Amersfoort cemetery; grave 13 12 101
Sources:
http://www.veteraneninstituut.nl/media/med_view.asp?med_id=227
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5090C&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 October 1944 | FR176 | 320 (NL) Sqn RAF | 0 | near Hedel, Gelderland |  |
w/o |
| 16 February 1945 | FR145 | 320 (NL) Sqn RAF | 1 | B.78 Eindhoven Airfield, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Dec-2008 08:33 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Aug-2014 10:07 | Anon. | Updated [Country] |
| 06-Jan-2020 17:21 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2020 17:28 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2020 19:18 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 26-Jun-2022 02:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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