Accident Martin B-26B-4-MA Marauder 41-17982,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51882
 
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Date:Monday 17 May 1943
Time:11:51
Type:Silhouette image of generic B26M model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Martin B-26B-4-MA Marauder
Owner/operator:322th BGp /452th BSqn USAAF
Registration: 41-17982
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near fortress 'De Beer' west of Rozenburg, Zuid-Holland -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Bury St Edmunds /AAF Sta.468, Suffolk
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed during bombing mission to IJmuiden. 'To much Texas' was shot down by Flak.

Call Sign: DR-P
Crew:
Pilot Lt.Col. R.M. Stillman O-19760 USAAF Survived POW
Co-Pilot 1st Lt. E.J. Resweber O-791727 USAAF Margraten H-9-10
Nav / Bombardier 2nd Lt. W.R. Betz O-790934 USAAF Margraten I-7-16
Engineer S/Sgt. M.S. Freeman 19011978 USAAF Survived POW
Radio Operator T/Sgt. C.D. Willis 14071397 USAAF Survived POW
T Gunner S/Sgt. E.K. Hagetter 19016978 USAAF Margraten J-9-9

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2334&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=

http://www.b26.com/historian/trevor_allen/ijmuiden.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
16-May-2018 07:24 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
16-May-2018 07:25 TigerTimon Updated [Location, Narrative]
16-May-2018 08:08 TigerTimon Updated [Location]
20-Dec-2019 09:17 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
26-Jan-2021 10:07 Anon. Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator]

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