Incident Martin B-26C Marauder 41-34949,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 150171
 
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Date:Wednesday 8 September 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B26M model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Martin B-26C Marauder
Owner/operator:386th BGp /553rd BSqn USAAF
Registration: 41-34949
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Boxted, Essex, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Boxted, Essex
Destination airport:RAF Boxted, Essex
Narrative:
B-26C-15-MO 41-34949 [AN:H] was assigned to the 386th BG/553rd BS, 9th AF, USAAF at Boxted, UK. On 8-Sep-43 the aircraft, piloted by Lt. Robert Saltsman, made a wheels-up landing at Boxted upon return from a mission to bomb the German airfield at Lille/Vendeville, France on September 8, 1943. The aircraft was Damaged Beyond Repair (DBR) and salvaged. All 6 crewmen were OK and Returned to Duty (RTD).

Sources:

1. http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/19532
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1941_5.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Oct-2012 05:32 Uli Elch Added
15-Oct-2012 06:14 Uli Elch Updated [Time, Registration, Location, Country, Destination airport, Narrative]
15-May-2017 14:53 Dr.John Smith Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
22-Mar-2020 19:49 DG333 Updated [Operator, Operator]
01-May-2023 18:47 Nepa Updated [[Operator, Operator]]

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