possible B26 crash in Belgium on 12.9.1944

[steven volckaerts]

Originally Posted by Alain57

Hello Steven ,

According to my info no B-26 was lost on september 12 1944 over Belgium . Perhaps this is the aircraft you are looking for :
05/10/1944
Tremelo
Farm Van der Veken
B-17G-75-BO
Nürnberg (662)
43-37990
384BG/547BS
SO-G
Parker’s Madhouse
Grafton Underwood
1st Lt Mock Jr John M pilot
F/O Milne Jr Alexander co-pilot
2nd Lt Allen Arthur E navigator
2nd Lt Puchalski Walter F bombardier
S/Sgt Patrizio Angelo A wgnr
S/Sgt Sweeney Robert E radio
T/Sgt Poulos William T tgnr
S/Sgt Grubbs Wilmer H wgnr
Everyone bailed out , salvaged the 14/11/44

Greets
Alain

Hello Alain,


Many thanks for your reply.
I am aware of the crash of the parkers madhouse at the farm of the Van der Veken family, the crash of this possible B26 is another which is abt 4-5 km away from the Van der Veken farm. I was in contact with the pilot of Halifax MZ453 AL-J of 429 sqn that crashed in october 1944. This man landed with his parachute in Keerbergen which is only 10 km away from the crashlocation but his whole crew could escape frm the plane and survived. Also the date is not corresponding but you never know.