41-18080

On May 17, 1943 at 11:58 AM, 41-18080 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, 4 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 66.7%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

While flying west of Utrecht, the aircraft collided with another USAAF B-26B Marauder registered 41-17991 and carrying a crew of six as well. Both aircraft went out of control and crashed in a field located in Bodegraven, west of Utrecht. Two crew survived in each aircraft while all eight other occupants were killed. Crew (452nd BS): Cpt William Converse, † 2nd Lt Berton H. Ramsey, † Lt Arthur E. Garni, † T/Sgt James D. Thompson, Sgt Kenneth H. VonLindern, † Sgt Frank Lamonica.

Aircraft reference details include registration 41-18080.

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