"Killed in the crash of two aircraft Harzé (Belgium) on March 6 1945. Ce day, a squadron with 36 aircraft took off from American Juvincourt in France, it is part of the 647th US esquadron, group 410. The mission of these 35 Douglas A-20 Havoc and B-26 is a bombardment of Ofladen, a suburb of Cologne. Upon returning from the mission, the pilots of two A-20, Nos. 43-21725 and 44-172, radioed that they leave the training and sink into the thick clouds. The region is indeed shrouded in fog. This will be the last news received from these two planes, for soon after, they crash west of the town, to Houssonloge, it is 16:10. Did they hang? Have collided trees? The fog he falsified the data altimeters? It is impossible to say given the lack of witnesses." - Sent by Find A Grave contributor Pierre Ninane.
"Killed in the crash of two aircraft Harzé (Belgium) on March 6 1945. Ce day, a squadron with 36 aircraft took off from American Juvincourt in France, it is part of the 647th US esquadron, group 410. The mission of these 35 Douglas A-20 Havoc and B-26 is a bombardment of Ofladen, a suburb of Cologne. Upon returning from the mission, the pilots of two A-20, Nos. 43-21725 and 44-172, radioed that they leave the training and sink into the thick clouds. The region is indeed shrouded in fog. This will be the last news received from these two planes, for soon after, they crash west of the town, to Houssonloge, it is 16:10. Did they hang? Have collided trees? The fog he falsified the data altimeters? It is impossible to say given the lack of witnesses." - Sent by Find A Grave contributor Pierre Ninane.
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