ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48666
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| Date: | Friday 29 December 1944 |
| Time: | 15:50 LT |
| Type: |  North American B-25 Mitchell Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 320 (NL) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | FV928 |
| MSN: | EV-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | south of Liège -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.58 Melsbroek |
Took off at 14:30 hrs for a Ramrod operation against Vielsalm. Hit in both engines by Flak and crashed.
The aircraft was borrowed from 180 Squadron RAF.
Crew:
Pilot Off.Vl. 2e klas E.J. Wils RNeAF / survived
Navigator/Bomb Aimer Off.ZWnr. 2e klas A. Hissink RNeAF / survived
Air Gunner Sgt.Vlgt.Sch. J. Jillings RNeAF Amersfoort cemetery; grave 13 12 101b / initially buried Fosses Military Cemetery in Liège
Air Gunner Sgt.Vlgt.Sch. L. Dekker RNeAF / survived
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4867B&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
http://www.veteraneninstituut.nl/media/med_view.asp?med_id=227
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Dec-2008 08:33 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Dec-2015 13:43 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Date, Country] |
| 30-Oct-2019 17:49 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2019 16:02 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 02-Dec-2021 19:16 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
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