ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48888
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| Date: | Thursday 5 April 1945 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24H-20-FO Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 446th BGp /705th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-94941 |
| MSN: | HN-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | behind 'Blijdorp' villa; Voordijk road, Barendrecht, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bungay, Suffolk |
The aircraft was hit by Flak while engaged in an operation to Bayreuth in Bayern, Germany. 'Pin up Girl' crash-landed, the surviving crew members being taken prisoner of war:
Crew:
Pilot 2/Lt. R.W. La Joie O-830622 USAAF / buried USA
Co-Pilot F/O. E.E. Beebe T-063877 USAAF / wounded, prisoner of war
Navigator F/O. C.W. Hill T-135748 USAAF / wounded, prisoner of war
Engineer S/Sgt. D.A. Waas 39862730 USAAF / Margraten cemetery in Limburg; grave H-10-9
Radio Operator S/Sgt. L.R. Coyle Jr. 31321370 USAAF / buried USA
Ball Turret Gunner Sgt. R.G. Theisen 37357305 USAAF / buried USA
Waist Gunner Sgt. N.J. Durette 11136708 USAAF / prisoner of war, escaped
Tail Gunner Sgt. O.E. Edgell 35846933 USAAF / wounded, prisoner of war
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5513&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/9903
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Mar-2020 19:33 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Mar-2020 19:34 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location] |
| 26-Jan-2021 15:29 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
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