FR185

On July 26, 1944 at 12:00 PM, FR185 experienced a crash involving North American B-25 Mitchell, operated by Royal Netherlands Navy - Marineluchtvaartdienst, with the event recorded near Dreux Eure-et-Loir.

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

4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. The crew (320th Squadron) was engaged in a bombing mission over Fontainebleau. En route, the aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in a field in Dreux. All four crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration FR185.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.6110°, 1.2380°.