ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52714
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| Date: | Saturday 4 July 1942 |
| Time: | 08:03 |
| Type: |  Douglas DB-7B Boston Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 15th BSqn /27th BGp USAAF (machine from 226 Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | AL741 |
| MSN: | MQ-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | De Voert, Bergen, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Swanton Morley |
Takeoff at 07:14 hrs for an operation to Bergen airfield.
The aircraft was hit by Flak and crashed. There were no survivors:
Pilot 2/Lt. W.G. Lynn O-432081 USAAF / Margraten cemetery; grave B-5-10 / belonged to 15BS/27BG
Observer 2/Lt. B.S. Grant O-724265 USAAF / belonged to 15BS/27BG / buried LA USA
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Cpl. C. Kramarewicz 11019157 USAAF / Margraten cemetery; grave I-14-18 / belonged to 15BS/27BG
Air Gunner S/Sgt. W.E. Murphy 06913804 USAAF / belonged to 15BS/27BG / buried MD USA
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1680&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Jul-2017 19:21 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Mar-2019 19:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 21-Dec-2019 17:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 05-May-2020 19:06 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Mar-2021 18:42 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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