ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 149914
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| Date: | Sunday 24 December 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Martin B-26B Marauder |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-96003 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Harmersbach, Germany -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Singen, German |
Fold3.com: (under Donald A. Kraft) On 24 December 1944 Co-Pilot Donald A. Kraft was on the crew of the B-26 Marauder #42-96003 “Ramblin’ Wreck” during a mission to bomb the railroad bridge at Singen, Germany.
They were hit by flak, which took out an engine and the force of the blast spun them out of control. They crashed near Harmersbach with only one man parachuting out and surviving. The man who bailed out became a POW.
The crew consisted of Alvin W. Chaudoir, Pilot; Donald A. Kraft, Co-Pilot; William A. Browne, Radio Operator; and Arthur J. Hilton, Jr., Gunner. No name available for the man who bailed out.
2nd Lt. Kraft was co-piloting a B-24 Marauder, nicknamed “Ramblin’ Wreck”, #42-96003 when it was shot down.
cgibin.rcn.com: (under MACR #, then plane #) 42-96003 (17th BG, 37th BS, 1st Tactical Air Force) shot down by AAA 1.5 km S of Cell am Harmersbach, Germany, Dec 24, 1944. MACR 11594. 5 crew killed, one bailed out and became POW.
Sources:
Fold3.com and cgibin.rcn.com sources - Pam Schmaltz
- JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2012 10:31 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 10-Oct-2012 10:37 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Location, Country, Narrative] |
| 03-Jan-2022 19:57 | Bunrat06 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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