ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209205
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 April 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Martin B-26B Marauder |
| Owner/operator: | 12 Sqn SAAF |
| Registration: | FB506 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pesaro -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Biferno, Italy |
Shot down by flak. Five crew members died and they are buried at Gradara War Cemetery near Pesaro.
Sources:
http://www.luchtvaarterfgoed.be/content/graven-gedenkteken-bemanning-van-lt-pierre-watteyne-saaf
http://www.southafricawargraves.org/search/print.php?id=4896
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Apr-2018 13:34 | gerard57 | Added |
| 13-Apr-2018 13:45 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator] |
| 25-Nov-2018 18:46 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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