ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155308
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| Date: | Monday 8 May 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24J Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-110025 |
| MSN: | 3821 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Unknown - |
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Lost.
734th BS, 453rd BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Old Buckenham Airfield, Station USAAF-144, Norfolk, England
Rammed May 8, 1944 By German Messerschmitt BF 109G-6/U4 and Crashed 1 km Northeast of Tuendern, 2 km South of Hamelin, Germany While on a Mission to Brunswick, Germany. BF 109G-6/U4 Flown By Lt. Leopold Poldi Munster of JG 3/5. (7) Crew Were Killed. (3) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 4598
Sources:
- JF Baugher
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_5.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Apr-2013 09:53 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 19-Apr-2013 10:07 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Location, Narrative] |
| 23-May-2022 06:25 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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