The story
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.
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 |
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