At the date of 05-11-1943, time: 1444, the aircraft type B-24 has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: North Sea (W Domburg). The unit of crew and plane is: 392BG/579BS. First flyer rank: 1st Lieutenant, name: W.W. D'Aoust. The plane belonged to the Allied forces.
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SGLO:
Day or Night of operation |
Operation |
Target |
Nickname Aircraft |
5 Nov 43 |
Bombing |
Münster |
The Drip |
Factory |
Aircraft |
Mk |
Serial/Wnr. |
Code |
Unit |
Air Force |
TO/t |
Airfield |
Consolidated |
B-24 Liberator |
H |
42-7477 |
GC- |
392BG/579BS |
USAAF |
|
Wendling |
Time |
Cause of the Crash |
Crash Location |
Damage |
Province |
1444 |
Hit by Flak in the target area. Later attacked by fighters |
Crashed into North Sea w of Domburg Walcheren |
|
North Sea |
Function |
Mil Rank |
Ini |
Name |
Age |
Mil reg |
Air Force |
Fate |
Cemetery |
Grave |
Remarks |
Pilot |
1/Lt. |
W.W. |
D'Aoust |
|
O-797484 |
USAAF |
MIA |
Margraten WOM |
|
|
Co-Pilot |
2/Lt. |
J.W. |
Marshall |
|
O-681455 |
USAAF |
KIA |
Ardennes American Cem |
D-12-37 |
|
Navigator |
2/Lt. |
G.T. |
Winzenburg |
|
O-801048 |
USAAF |
KIA |
Ardennes American Cem |
A-39-32 |
|
Bombardier |
2/Lt. |
M.T. |
Etheridge |
|
O-676236 |
USAAF |
MIA |
Margraten WOM |
|
|
Engineer |
T/Sgt. |
T. |
Anderson |
|
14092305 |
USAAF |
POW |
- |
|
|
Radio Operator |
T/Sgt. |
R.E. |
Dahlen |
|
31139117 |
USAAF |
KIA |
USA |
|
|
Air Gunner |
S/Sgt. |
C.D. |
O'Neill |
|
15011476 |
USAAF |
DOW |
Ardennes American Cem |
B-17-19 |
Died 6 Nov 43 Middelburg |
Air Gunner |
S/Sgt. |
J.F. |
Jereb |
|
34247572 |
USAAF |
POW |
- |
|
|
Air Gunner |
S/Sgt. |
R.H. |
Sutton |
|
37225062 |
USAAF |
POW |
- |
|
|
Tail Gunner |
Sgt. |
A.D. |
Blanc |
|
06262157 |
USAAF |
ESC-POW |
- |
|
|
Wartime Records |
Background Info |
- |
MACR 1165; Air War Bulletin 303, page 24 |