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B-24 Liberator Crash Memorial Oude Zeug

B-24 Liberator Crash Memorial Oude Zeug

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B-24 Liberator Crash Memorial Oude Zeug

Name: B-24 Liberator Crash Memorial Oude Zeug
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Location: Wieringermeer, North Holland, Netherlands

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May 6, 2025

More info about this location: shhk.nl/crashinfo_dz386_nl.html

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nzuurbier

May 6, 2025

On the morning of 22 December 1943, the bomber had taken off from Hardwick airfield in England. The American bombers were targeting the marshalling yard of the German city of Osnabrück. On the way back, the formation of aircraft came under fire from German anti-aircraft guns (Flak) over the Netherlands, east of Staphorst. The formation broke up, after which the stragglers were attacked several times by the German fighters. Between Osnabrück and the English coast, 22 bombers were shot down that day. Including the B-24 bomber of pilot Hunt and his crew. The aircraft crashed at approximately 15:00 in the northern part of the IJsselmeer.

All nine crew members were killed. In the months that followed, crew members washed up at various locations around the IJsselmeer. The tail gunner Bennet was found near the harbour of Oude Zeug. It is possible that the second pilot Congelli also washed up there. During the war the bodies were buried in the cemetery of Middenmeer. After the war they were reburied in Margraten, Neuville-en-Condroz (B) or transferred to the United States.

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