FW258

On August 19, 1944 at 12:00 PM, FW258 experienced a crash involving North American B-25 Mitchell, operated by Royal Netherlands Navy - Marineluchtvaartdienst, with the event recorded near Le Havre Seine-Maritime.

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 was engaged in a bombing mission and while approaching Le Havre, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in a field. All four crew members were killed. Crew (320th Squadron): 1st Lt Folkert Bouma, Sgt Hugo Jan Hadjiwodo Seelig, Cpl Rudolf Langendam, Cpl Wilhelmus Antonius Henricus Melissen.

Aircraft reference details include registration FW258.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 49.4983°, 0.1132°.