Accident North American B-25 Mitchell Mk III HD380, Tuesday 6 February 1945
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Date:Tuesday 6 February 1945
Time:10:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic B25 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American B-25 Mitchell Mk III
Owner/operator:98 Sqn RAF
Registration: HD380
MSN: VO-Y
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Langestraat, Deventer, Overijssel -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:B.58 Melsbroek, Belgium
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Takeoff at 08:50 hrs for an operation to Deventer.
The aircraft was hit by Flak and crashed.

Crew:
Pilot W/O. S.E. Richards (Aus.415550) RAAF: killed
Navigator/Bomb Aimer F/Sgt. J.A.Quick (1603128) RAFVR : killed
WOp/Air Gunner Sgt. J.Ward (2222501) RAFVR : killed
Air Gunner Sgt. H.C. Locke (3011540) RAFVR : killed

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5198&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
03-Feb-2020 20:35 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
24-Jun-2022 23:04 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
02-Jun-2024 18:09 Nepa Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Operator]

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