ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50219
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| Date: | Saturday 26 August 1944 |
| Time: | 09:30 LT |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24J-1-FO Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 446th BGp /705th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-95626 |
| MSN: | HN-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fianestraat, Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bungay, Suffolk |
The aircraft suffered a direct Flak hit in the bomb bay and crashed with full bomb load.
The Liberator was on an operation to chemical industry (BASF) at Ludwigshafen am Rhein (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany).
Crew:
Pilot 2nd Lt. W. Nunn O-761176 USAAF Margraten cemetery; L-11-21 - initially buried Bergen op Zoom
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. H.K. Evans O-768047 USAAF Survived
Navigator 2nd Lt. R.E. McCreary O-712634 USAAF Margraten cemetery; L-15-18
Bombardier 2nd Lt. W.S. Hern O-706617 USAAF Survived evader
Engineer Sgt. C.C. Harrison 31278910 USAAF Survived POW
Radio Operator Sgt. J.C. Brown 34381640 USAAF Survived POW
BT Gunner Corp. W.L. Linton 19087052 USAAF Survived POW
W Gunner Corp. W. Homa 12205994 USAAF Survived evader
W Gunner Corp. H.C. Hollingshead 16063510 USAAF Survived POW
T Gunner Corp. W.R. Yorio 32890001 USAAF Margraten cemetery; J-17-21
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3949&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/10050
https://www.8thafhs.org/old/new/targets.php
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Jul-2019 08:54 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Feb-2020 20:02 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 17-Jun-2022 10:35 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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