41-17979

On May 17, 1943 at 12:12 PM, 41-17979 experienced a crash involving Martin B-26 Marauder, operated by United States Army Air Forces - USAAF, with the event recorded near Ijmuiden North Holland.

The flight was categorized as bombing and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 16.7%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. While approaching the Dutch coast, the aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea, two miles west of Ijmuiden. A crew member was killed while five others were rescued. Crew (322nd BG/450th BS): Lt Col William R. Purinton, 2nd Lt William H. Kinney, Lt Edward F. Jefferis Jr., † S/Sgt Jean J. Duhamel, S/Sgt Robert J. Gunther, Sgt Lester F. Miller.

Aircraft reference details include registration 41-17979.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 52.4574°, 4.6112°.