Accident Consolidated B-24M Liberator 44-42058,
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Date:Friday 4 May 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B24 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Consolidated B-24M Liberator
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
Registration: 44-42058
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 11
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Near Koror island -   Palau
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Angaur airfied
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Shot down by Japanese anti-aircraft fire. Only one crew member survived, but he was later executed.

Sources:

www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-24/44-42058.html

Revision history:

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31-Jul-2014 11:24 gerard57 Added

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