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| 99th Bombardment Wing | (Medium) | ||||
| 322nd Bomber Group | 12 June 1943, Station No.485 Andrews Field (Great Saling), Essex |  |
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| 452nd Bomb Squadron | Martin B-26 Marauder |  |
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| B-26B-4-MA | DRµN | 41-18052 |  |
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On the second mission of the 9th in an attempt to bomb Ijmuiden in Holland using low flying tactics this plane was lost at 11:52am on 17 May 1943. The flight was forced south of their intended point of entry after being fired on by flak from a German coastal convoy and flew over heavily defended Rozenburg island. A mile or two to the south the second flight encountered heavy flak on landfall. 1st Lt. Vincent Garrambone's plane, leading the second element, could not maintain control after being hit and crashed into the Maas river, he and three of his crew survived. |
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| Vincent Garrambone | Pilot | ||
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| Leonard Lang | Co-Pilot | ||
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| James Hoel | Navigator | ||
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| John Logan | Radio Gunner | ||
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| John Stefanowicz | Engineer Gunner | ||
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| Melvin Cage | Tail Gunner | ||
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