Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945
Loss Register
| Day or Night of operation | Operation | Target | Nickname Aircraft | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Mar 45 | Bombing | Haltern (G) | Blitz Buggy | |||||
| Factory | Aircraft | Mk | Serial/Wnr. | Code | Unit | Air Force | TO/t | Airfield |
| Martin | B-26 Marauder | G | 43-34229 | H9-K | 394BG/586BS | USAAF | Cambrai Epinoy (B.72) |
| Time | Cause of the Crash | Crash Location | Damage | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sustained severe battle damage in target area | Crash landed at Eindhoven Airfield | Noord-Brabant |
| Function | Mil Rank | Ini | Name | Age | Mil reg | Air Force | Fate | Cemetery | Grave | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | Col. | J.M. | Silk | USAAF | SAFE | - | ||||
| Co-Pilot | 2/Lt. | J. | Rugg | USAAF | SAFE | - | ||||
| Navigator | 1/Lt. | R.G. | Turney | USAAF | SAFE | - | ||||
| Bombardier | 2/Lt. | r.c. | King | USAAF | SAFE | - | ||||
| Radio Operator | S/Sgt. | G.D. | Walbridge | USAAF | SAFE | - | ||||
| Top Turret Gunner | S/Sgt. | G.C. | Westling | USAAF | SAFE | - | ||||
| Tail Gunner | Sgt. | R.B. | Gaston | USAAF | SAFE | - | ||||
| Radar Operator | 1/Lt. | E.J. | Colwell | USAAF | SAFE | - | wounded |
| Wartime Records | Background Info |
|---|---|
| - | Casualty Report by J. Hey; Bishop & Hey & Cillessen & Franken, 'Losses of the US 8th and 9th Air Forces, January-March 1945', page 464 |
Version February, 2023