Accident North American B-25 Mitchell Mk II FR145,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49141
 
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Date:Friday 16 February 1945
Time:afternoon
Type:Silhouette image of generic B25 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American B-25 Mitchell Mk II
Owner/operator:320 (NL) Sqn RAF
Registration: FR145
MSN: NO-P
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:B.78 Eindhoven Airfield, Noord-Brabant -   Netherlands
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:B.58 Melsbroek, Belgium
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Takeoff at 13:25 hrs for an operation to Manderfeld, Büllingen, modern Belgium.
Over the target, the aircraft was hit by Flak, mortally injuring the observer.
On return, emergency-landed at Eindhoven.
Crew:
Pilot P/O. H. Moore RAF / injured
Observer W/O. D.P.G. Miller 1256688 RAF / Eindhoven cemetery; grave RR 33
Navigator/Bomb Aimer F/Sgt. H. Perlmutter R/163334 RCAF
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner F/Sgt. K.F. Marston 1267814 RAF
Air Gunner P/O. R.L. Jennings 189350 RAF

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5259&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
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History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
24 October 1944 FR176 320 (NL) Sqn RAF 0 near Hedel, Gelderland w/o
13 January 1945 FW227 320 (NL) Sqn RAF 4 near Manderfeld, Büllingen, Liège w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
10-Feb-2020 16:23 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
10-Feb-2020 16:24 TigerTimon Updated [Narrative]
10-Feb-2020 16:25 TigerTimon Updated [Narrative]
01-Apr-2022 19:08 Nepa Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator]
16-Jun-2022 02:01 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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