ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48668
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| Date: | Saturday 19 August 1944 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  North American B-25 Mitchell Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 320 (NL) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | FW258 |
| MSN: | NO-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Acqueville, Cesny-les-Sources, Calvados -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dunsfold, Surrey |
Takeoff at 23:05 hrs for a flare dropping operation over the 'Falaise pocket'.
The aircraft was caught by Flak and crashed. The crew was initially buried in France, but today rests in the Grebbeberg cemetery (the Netherlands):
Pilot / Res.1e Lt.Vl. F. Bouma VK RNeAF / grave 8 20
Navigator/ Bomb Aimer / Res.Sgt.Wnr. H.J.H. Seelig KvV RNeAF / grave 8 21
Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner / Kpl.Vlgt.Sch. W.A.H. Melissen KvV 90651/Z RNeAF / grave 8 23
Air Gunner / Kpl.Vlgt.Sch. R. Langendam KvV 90653/Z RNeAF / grave 8 22
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3941A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=4806
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Dec-2008 08:33 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Mar-2021 13:42 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2022 19:11 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Operator] |
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