Squadron: 14 (AS) Sqn (RAF)

Start Date: 1943-08-26

Completion Date: 1943-08-26

Mission: Reconnaissance

Operation: unspecified

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Base: RAF Protville, Tunisia

Take Off Time: 08:15:00

Squadron Code: S

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Crash City: Italy

Crash Specifics: near Livorno

Crash Latitude: 0.00000000

Crash Longitude: 0.00000000

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14 Squadron RAF (I spread my wings and keep my promise) RAF Protville, Tunisia. B-26 Marauder 1a FK 373 S was reported shot down by a Ju52 transport aircraft while on a reconnaissance flight west of the Strait Bonifacio, between the islands of Corsica, France and Sardinia, Italy. There is also a claim by Oblt Franz Schiess of 8/JG53 for a Marauder shot down on this date in the same area. The bomber crashed near Livorno, Italy with one crew member killed

Sergeant A Phethean (RAFVR) was killed in action. Sergeant Phethean has no known grave and is commemorated on the Malta Memorial

Flight Lieutenant EL Archer (RCAF), Flight Sergeant JT Jones (RAF), Flying Officer JF Kennedy (RAF), Flight Sergeant GA Lindschau (RAAF) and Flight Sergeant AR Smith (RAF) survived and all were taken as Prisoners of War

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General 1941 USAAF Serial Numbers (41-6722 to 41-13296

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Marauder FK373 Mk. la - Reconnaissance - 1943-08-26 to 1943-08-26