ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 384955
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 June 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Martin B-26C |
| Owner/operator: | US Army Air Corp |
| Registration: | 42-107682 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Eterville -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Flying at 11,500 feet en route to bomb road targets on June 13, B-26C 42-107682, Hannibal Hoops, from the 587th Bomb Squadron (fuselage code 5W-?), 394th Bomb Group, was flying in the formation's second box, low flight, in the number-three position. Approximately thirty seconds before the bombs were to be dropped on a road junction in the Caen area, flak tore off the port engine and another shell exploded in the cockpit, igniting the forward fuselage. The bomber came down between Etavaux and Eterville, less than 4.5 miles (7 km) from Caen's town square
Sources:
MACR 6048
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Apr-2024 16:36 | dcopple | Added |
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