Martin B-26 Marauder crash, Feb 22, 1944 (1 killed), Oost...
Martin B-26 Marauder accident on February 22, 1944 near Oosterhout North Brabant, Netherlands with 1 fatality. Cause: Hit by light flak while attacking...
- Date: February 22, 1944
- Aircraft: Martin B-26 Marauder
- Location: Oosterhout North Brabant, Netherlands
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Hit by light flak while attacking Gilze Rijen airfield, followed by a collision with another Marauder.
A USAAF B 26 Marauder attacking Gilze Rijen airfield was hit by light flak and collided with another Marauder. Four crew bailed out before it crashed in a field at Oosterhout, killing the pilot.