ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51130
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| Date: | Monday 13 December 1943 |
| Time: | 15:08 LT |
| Type: |  Martin B-26B-15-MA Marauder |
| Owner/operator: | 386th BGp /555th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-31625 |
| MSN: | YA- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hornweg 187, Aalsmeer, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Great Dunmow/AAF Sta.164 Essex |
'Hell's Fury' received a direct hit from an 88 mm Flak shell.
In the afternoon, a force of nearly 200 B-26 Marauders was sent to Schiphol airfield. They were escorted by RAF Spitfires. A total of 397 tons of bombs was dropped.
Crew:
Pilot Capt. R.P. Sanford O-724983 USAAF Survived POW
Co-Pilot F/O. R.C. Roberts T-120450 USAAF Margraten M-12-**
Nav / Bombardier 1st Lt. C.A. Jackson O-732848 USAAF Belgium A-12-18 Buried Ardennes American Cemetery
Engineer S/Sgt. W.E. Turner 14050399 USAAF USA
Radio Operator T/Sgt. S.B. Peterson 35502986 USAAF USA
Air gunner S/Sgt. R.M. Becker 36320326 USAAF USA
T Gunner S/Sgt. H.M. King 20383268 USAAF USA
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3212&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
book 'Vliegvelden in Oorlogstijd'
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Dec-2018 08:52 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Dec-2018 22:42 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-Jan-2021 10:15 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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