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My father witnessed the crash of B-24 41-28822 in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Belgium, on the 23th of June 1944. I documented the whole incident and was the author of a Memorial for the killed Van Dycke-crew at the crash-site.

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William H Spindler

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12086916
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Merle J Thies

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-816377
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Joseph S Van Dyke

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Rudolph J Zebora

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

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-Ivo M. de Jong : ‘The History of the 487th Bomb Group (H)’, 2004 Turner Publishing Company

-Ivo M. de Jong, Lee C. Hauenstein, Paul M. Webber : ‘Photo History of the 487th Bomb Group (H)’, 2010 PRI Communications, Inc.

-Martha Spindler Brown, sister of William Spindler : Mission Air Crew Report 6263, War Department, Headquarters Army Air Forces

-German files on the crash of 41-28822 : ‘Abschuss einer Liberator KU 2356’, ‘Angaben über   Gefangennahme oder Bergung von feindlichen Luftwaffenangehörigen Dulag-Luft Wetzlar 5 Juli 1944’, by the curtisie of Ivo de Jong

-http://www.487thbg.org : website of the 487th Bomb Group Association, Paul Webber

-https://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com : Fields of Honour Foundation, The Netherlands

-https://nl.findagrave.com

-https://www.tracesofwar.com/themes/16/Crashsites-B-24-Liberator.htm

-https://www.americanairmuseum.com

-https://www.bundesarchiv.de : Bild 101l-638-4208A-25 Foto Hagen 1943

-Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection CI1028, photo gunner
 

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