320 Squadron Collision February 1945

[Alex Smart]

Hello,
Just thought to review the loss of two 320 Squadron Mitchell II aircraft in a collision on the 9th February, 1945.
FR165,"NO-K" and FW212, "NO-J".

FR165(B-25C, 42-32351), FW212(B-25D, 43-3478).

FR165 - Crew of four, two killed.
P. MAAS, Jan H. RAF (Ned). Safe.
Obs. CLAASSEN, Gerard. RAF (Ned). Safe.
Ag. HARSEVOORT, Hendrick - RAF (Ned).
Rests at National Ereveld Loenen,
Loenen Apeldoorn Municipality Gelderland, Netherlands.
Ag.BORN, Dirk Herman Jacob RAF (Ned).
Rests at Leopoldsburg War Cemetery,
Leopoldsburg,Arrondissement Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium.

FW212 - Crew of five, all killed.
P. MANSCHOT, Adrianus - RAF (Ned)
Rusthof Cemetery,
Oud-Leusden, Leusden Municipality, Utrecht, Netherlands.
P. KNAPP, August Karel - RAF (Ned).
National Ereveld Loenen,
Loenen Apeldoorn Municipality, Gelderland, Netherlands.
Obs. EMOUS, Thijs Martinus E. -RAF (Ned).
Rusthof Cemetery,
Oud-Leusden, Leusden Municipality, Utrecht, Netherlands.
W/Op. DIETS, Armand Lodewijk - RAF (Ned).
National Ereveld Loenen,
Loenen Apeldoorn Municipality, Gelderland, Netherlands.
GeeOp. WILSON, Robert Maxwell - W/O. 1292035 - RAF.
Leopoldsburg War Cemetery,
Leopoldsburg Arrondissement Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium.