ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49207
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 February 1945 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24J-401-CF Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 93th BGp /330th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-50505 |
| MSN: | AG-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | north of Akersloot, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hardwick/AAF Sta.104, Norfolk |
Operation / Magdeburg, Germany
Outward-bound, 'Gremlins Roost was hit by heavy Flak from the coastal batteries. Over Akersloot, the aircraft flew a circle dropping its payload. A shorater, it exploded in mid-air and crashed north of Akersloot.
Crew:
Pilot 1/Lt. H.E. Jennings O-710951 USAAF / prisoner of war
Co-Pilot 2/Lt. R.F. Sanderson O-719762 USAAF / prisoner of war
Navigator 2/Lt. W.E. Schoephoester O-776809 USAAF / prisoner of war
Engineer T/Sgt. K.E. Massa 35143161 USAAF / prisoner of war
Radio Operator T/Sgt. A.N. Tatum 34671809 USAAF / prisoner of war
Nose Gunner S/Sgt. M.H. Rubin 32896697 USAAF / prisoner of war
Left Waist Gunner S/Sgt. V.K. Jeffers 35439397 USAAF / Succumbed to his injuries following his parachute landing. Buried Arlington National Cemetery in the USA.
Right Waist Gunner S/Sgt. A.s. Humphreys 32475422 USAAF / Parachute failure. Buried USA.
Tail Gunner S/Sgt. A. Midgley Jr. 33707226 USAAF / prisoner of war
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5204&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
book 'Vliegvelden in Oorlogstijd'
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/7563
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 March 1944 | 42-100116 | USAAF | 0 | Schlatt |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Feb-2020 20:55 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jun-2020 19:18 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 27-Jan-2021 16:18 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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