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| Date: | Saturday 4 July 1942 |
| Time: | 08:02 |
| Type: |  Douglas DB-7B Boston Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 15th BSqn /27th BGp USAAF (machine from 226 Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | AL677 |
| MSN: | MQ-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Waddenzee at Balgzand, Breezand, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Swanton Morley |
Target - De Kooy airfield
Hit by Flak from 4./845. The aircraft on fire crashed in the target area.
Crew:-
Pilot : Lieutenant (Army) Frederick A Loehrl USAAF ASN/432079 [Killed] Margraten Walls of the Missing
Observer : Lieutenant (Army) M D Draper USAAF [PoW] 1st POW of the 8th AAF in Europe Thetare of Operations
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Robert L Whitham USAAF ASN/6563963 [Killed] Initially buried Harlingen, reburied Ardennes American Cememetery
Rear Gunner : Sergeant James W Wright USAAF ASN/19000376 [Killed] Belgium C-36-7 - initially buried at Huisduinen, reburied Ardennes American Cemetery
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T1679
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Jul-2017 19:17 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Mar-2019 19:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 08-Jul-2019 19:59 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2019 17:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 05-May-2020 19:12 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator] |
| 18-Mar-2021 18:41 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 04-Oct-2022 13:15 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 02-Jul-2024 12:10 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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