41-18052

On May 17, 1943 at 11:52 AM, 41-18052 experienced a crash involving Martin B-26 Marauder, operated by United States Army Air Forces - USAAF, with the event recorded near Maassluis South 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, 2 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 33.3%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. While approaching Rotterdam from the west, on a bombing mission, the aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the Maas River located in Maassluis. Two crew members were killed while four others were taken PoW. Crew (450th BS): Lt Vincent S. Garrambone, 2nd Lt Leonard S. Lang, 2nd Lt James R. Hoel, Sgt John L. Stefanowicz, † Sgt John Logan, Sgt Melvin O. Cage. †

Aircraft reference details include registration 41-18052.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.9267°, 4.2440°.