ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48692
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 June 1944 |
| Time: | 04:15 LT |
| Type: |  North American B-25 Mitchell Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 320 (NL) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | FR205 |
| MSN: | NO-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Saint-Aubin-de-Scellon, Eure département -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dunsfold, Surrey |
Takeoff at 01:00 hrs for a bombing operation to Lisieux in the Calvados département & failed to return due to Flak.
The crew did not survive and was initially buried in the local cemetery:
Pilot Off.Vl. 1e klas J.C. Sillevis DFC VK RNeAF / Grebbeberg cemetery (the Netherlands)
Navigator/ Bomb Aimer Res.1e Lt.Wnr. H. Huyskens KvV RNeAF / Grebbeberg cemetery (the Netherlands)
Special Operator Res.2e Lt.Wnr. J. van der Land KvV RNeAF / Grebbeberg cemetery (the Netherlands) / G-H Operator
Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner Sgt.Vlgt.tel. G.L.R. van Leeuwen 20485 RNeAF / Grebbeberg cemetery (the Netherlands)
Air Gunner Sgt.Vlgt.Sch. A.W. Klaassen VK KvV 15660 RNeAF / Grebbeberg cemetery (the Netherlands)
Sources:
http://www.veteraneninstituut.nl/media/med_view.asp?med_id=227
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3783A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 November 1943 | FR146 | 320 (NL) Sqn RAF | 2 | English Channel near Biville, Manche, Normandie | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Dec-2008 08:33 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Oct-2020 18:41 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Feb-2021 10:11 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
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