ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49783
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| Date: | Friday 6 October 1944 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Martin B-26B-50-MA Marauder |
| Owner/operator: | 344th BGp /495th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-95918 |
| MSN: | Y5-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Angeren, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | A.59 Cormeilles-En-Vexin (F) |
Following the bomb run, the aircraft was hit by Flak and disintegrated.
'Nick's Chick II' was on an operation to Arnhem.
Crew:
Pilot 1/Lt. H.H. Moore jr. O-792549 USAAF - evader, wounded
Co-Pilot 2/Lt. A.J. Allen O-705089 USAAF - evader, wounded
Bombardier 2/Lt. E.A. Sadula O-765728 USAAF - buried Ardennes American cemetery in Belgium; grave C-17-18
Engineer S/Sgt. B.A. Bielinski 37315287 USAAF - evader, wounded
Radio Operator S/Sgt. N.H. Truax 37472042 USAAF - buried Ardennes American cemetery in Belgium; grave B-43-11
Tail Gunner Sgt. G.M. Boyer 19034030 USAAF - buried Peca Cemetery Coalville Utah USA
Carpet Operator Sgt. E.H. Nielsen 37656315 USAAF - evader, wounded
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4485&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/10091
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Oct-2012 07:23 | Uli Elch | Updated [Phase, Narrative] |
| 03-Oct-2019 14:17 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jan-2021 11:50 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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