Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945

Loss Register


Loss chart: T3309
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Day or Night of operation Operation Target Nickname Aircraft
11 Jan 44 - Brunswick
Factory Aircraft Mk Serial/Wnr. Code Unit Air Force TO/t Airfield
Consolidated B-24 Liberator H 42-52123 IG- 448BG/713BS USAAF Seething
Time Cause of the Crash Crash Location Damage Province
1215 Shot down by German fighters and exploded in mid-air Wreckages crashed in State's forests between Exloo and Sleen Drenthe
Function Mil Rank Ini Name Age Mil reg Air Force Fate Cemetery Grave Remarks
Pilot 2/Lt. J.E. Urban O-676878 USAAF KIA USA Buried Zachary Taylor Nat Cem
Co-Pilot 2/Lt. A.P. Anthony O-808492 USAAF KIA USA
Navigator 2/Lt. F. Brenner O-687928 USAAF KIA USA
Bombardier 2/Lt. S. Friedman O-688184 USAAF KIA USA
Engineer S/Sgt. H.M. Smith 17038532 USAAF KIA USA
Radio Operator S/Sgt. W. Mc Clellan 38285507 USAAF KIA USA
Ball Turret Gunner S/Sgt. J.B. Deffner 32675587 USAAF KIA USA
Left Waist Gunner S/Sgt. G. Petula 12183208 USAAF KIA Margraten L-14-12
Right Waist Gunner T/Sgt. R.D. Barber 14040228 USAAF KIA USA
Tail Gunner S/Sgt. J.J. Kelly 32782047 USAAF KIA USA
Wartime Records Background Info
- Casualty Report by Jan Hey based on MACR 2518

Version April, 2021