41-17999

On May 17, 1943 at 11:58 AM, 41-17999 experienced a crash involving Martin B-26 Marauder, operated by United States Army Air Forces - USAAF, with the event recorded near Bodegraven South Holland.

The flight was categorized as bombing and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 6 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The aircraft was hit by debris from the mid-air collision between both Marauder 41-17991 and 41-18080. The captain attempted an emergency landing in a field and the aircraft came to rest near Bodegraven. While the aircraft was damaged beyond repair, all six crew members were taken PoW. Crew (452nd BS): Lt David V. Wurst, 2nd Lt Robert L. Starr, 2nd Lt A. E. Speer, Cpl George Heski, S/Sgt Robert J. Dempsey, Sgt Reginald Foster.

Aircraft reference details include registration 41-17999.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 52.0834°, 4.7511°.